Table of Contents

List of illustrations; 1. Ideas and images; 2. The golden age and its consequences; 3. Action in the national interest; 4. Collaborators and conspirators; 5. Reform; 6. War and empire; 7. Public interest and private profit; 8. The legacy; Bibliographic essay.

Promotional Information

A major new study of the marquês de Pombal, one of the most important figures in Portuguese history and one of the eighteenth century's most successful 'enlightened despots'.

Reviews

'… well worth reading, not only for the broad view of social, economic and political trends, but also for the fascinating personalities whose family names endure among the Portuguese political and business elite and for the beautiful illustrations based on historical etchings and paintings.' Luso Americano