Opis: Navigations. The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance - Malyn Newitt

Now available in paperback, Navigations re-examines the Portuguese voyages of discovery by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages grew out of a crusading ethos, as well as long-distance trade with Asia and Africa and developments in map-making and ship design. The slave trade, the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews and the intercontinental spread of plants and animals gave these voyages long-term global significance. The voyages of discovery are narrated within the context of Portuguese politics, and this book describes the role of the Portuguese ruling dynasty - including its female members - in the flowering of the Portuguese Renaissance and the distinctive ideology of the Renaissance state, and in the cultural changes that took place within a wider European context.

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Szczegóły: Navigations. The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance - Malyn Newitt

Nazwa: Navigations. The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance
Autor: Malyn Newitt
Wydawnictwo: Reaktion Books
Kod paskowy: 9781836392071
Ilość stron: 352
Format: 198 x 128 x 25
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.348 kg

Recenzje: Navigations. The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance - Malyn Newitt