Goa's Foremost Nationalist: Jose Inacio Candido De Loyola (The Man And His Writings)

by Charles J. Borges

Overview

The book has four sketches of Goa's foremost nationalist which give the reader a deeper insight into. Loyola's varied personality which he put to optimum use to win Goa's freedom. His writings themselves have been grouped into three parts dealing with topics like autonomy, the Legislative Council, the Army, the New Conquests, the Rural Credit Bank, taxation, Afonso de Albuquerque, the art of governing, emigration, moral decadence of the people, imports and exports of Portuguese India, increasing coconut production, the liquor industry, fictitious prosperity in Goa, gardens and emancipating women.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354396243
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	212
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Charles J. Borges. S.J. is Director, Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Alto Porvorim, Goa. He has been a Jesuit since 1967 and after his training in philosophy and theology, did his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the Bombay University. He is author of The Economics of the Goa Jesuits 1542-1759 and had edited or co-edited a number of other books including Goa and the Revolt of 1787, Goa and Portugal: Their cultural links, and Jesuits in India: In historical perspective. He has many published articles to his credit and has also lectured in India and abroad.