"This work is well organized, deeply researched, and well written and lucidly explains how Portuguese migration had an impact that was social, economic, and cultural.Newitt's contribution to Portuguese historical studies in this volume is substantive, and replete not only with facts but with challenging ideas."--Journal of Modern History "An impressive piece of work. Written in a lucid, economical style, Newitt offers a thorough survey of the history of Portuguese emigration to Europe, the Americas, the Atlantic islands, Africa and Asia. His book has many virtues: clarity in tackling a complex and contentious topic, an impressive amount of research into printed sources, a mastery of statistics, and well-argued theses about big questions such as the much debated contrast between creative forces in Portugal's scattered, overseas empire vs. stagnation and decadence in continental Portugal." -- Douglas Wheeler, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of New Hampshire "Nobody has previously attempted to distil 500 years of Portuguese diasporic history as Malyn Newitt has done here, not even in Portuguese. Eminently readable, and rich in detail and telling quotes, Newitt offers a fascinating and essential narrative.

" -- Onésimo Almeida, Professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Brown University "Emigration and the Sea cements Malyn Newitt's reputation as one of the leading scholars of Portugal's history of globalisation, in Africa and beyond. It is a beautifully written and timely contribution to the understanding of Portugal's diasporic history, grounded in decades of research and thought." -- Toby Green, Lecturer in Lusophone African History and Culture, King's College London.