Medieval Goa
Subtitle: A socio-economic history
Edition: 2nd English edition
Publisher: Goa, 1556 and Broadway (co-published)
Published: August 2009, 2nd english edition
Place of publication: Goa, India
Language: eng
Format: hb and pb
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9788190568265
First sentence: After a first century of nearly undisputed mastery over the western Indian ocean, and after a sufficiently long spell of prosperity,  misfortunes began falling thick and fast upon the Portuguese  Empire.
Description: An attempt to get closer to the common man's reality in Goa, whether in his rural or urban setting. This book has replaced the myth of a 'Golden Goa' with the reality of socio-economic pressures and opportunities to which the Goan population was awakened by Portuguese rule.
Table of contents: title: Preface (second edition); title: Foreword; title: Preface (first edition); title: Acknowledgments; title: Maps and diagram; title: Abbreviations; title: Rivals and Neighbours; title: Rural Economy and Corporate Life; title: The Goan Rural Heritage; title: Agrarian Organization and Praxis; title: Rural Social Life; title: Urban Economy and Municipal Organization; title: Urban Topography and Demography; title: Municipal Organization and Policies; title: Urban Economic Life; title: Overview and Preview; title: Bibliographical Essay; title: Appendices