The Making of an Enterprise: The Society of Jesus in Portugal, Its Empire, and Beyond, 1540-1750

Author/Contributor(s):	Alden, Dauril
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Date:	09/01/1996
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

Based on more than two decades of research conducted on five continents, this monumental work focuses on the activities of members of the Society of Jesus from its foundation to the eve of its expulsion from the Portuguese world. A second volume will examine the Order's expulsion, the fate of its members, and the disposition of its assets in Portugal and her empire from 1750 to 1808.