THE BOOK
Pioneers of
Globalization:
Why the Portuguese surprised
the World |
Authors:
Jorge
Nascimento Rodrigues
Tessaleno Devezas |
ISBN:
978-989-615-086-0 |
Pages:
272
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2nd
edition:
December/2009 |
book:
19,95
EUR
e-book:
15,99 EUR |
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INNOVATION & STRATEGY IN MODERN HISTORY
The world system’s telltale signature unveils the
emergence of the first globalizing power
Five main theses are defended in this book:
• History is not a mere accumulation of past
facts, the fruit of chance and uncertainty, and the
Science of History is not a simplistic narrative of past
‘stories.’
• Globalization is an evolutionary and
irreversible process, initially conceived in China
around the 10th century, and born with the Portuguese
Discoveries movement in the 15th and 16th centuries.
• The Portuguese were pioneers in the process that
led to the transition to a true global system of
cultural and commercial exchange.
• The application of systemic methodology to the
analysis of History allows for the construction of
viable future scenarios.
• There is an inheritance from the Portuguese
generations active during the apex period between the
15th and 16th centuries (the “Discoveries Matrix”), as
well as a portfolio of acquired knowledge regarding this
country’s capacity for resilience and its historical
relationship to some of the emerging 21st century
powers. |
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