NEW WORLDS by Fritze, Ronald H ISBN 0750923466
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A narrative history of the great voyages of discovery, beginning with a portrait of medieval Europe. The author uses the latest scholarship on such explorers as Columbus, Drake, da Gama and Cabot. His final chapter considers the impact of European expansion.
The two hundred years encompassed by this book are arguably the foundational years for modern Europe. The huge expansion in trade and the acquisition of vast empires which characterise the period set the pattern for at least the next 200 years. Ronald Fritze starts his survey with a portrait of medieval Europe, its economy, its geography and the developments in naval architecture and design that made the great voyages possible. From there he goes on to consider in detail the voyages of Henry the Navigator, Columbus, da Gama, Cabot; the Portuguese spice empire in Asia (which is contrasted with the simultaneous rise of the Mogul empire) and the opening up of both South and North America. The culmination of these navigational efforts was the circumnavigation of the earth by Magelian and the opening up of successful Pacific trade routes. A final chapter considers the impact of European expansion, its effect on the European worldview and economy and the challenges to the Spanish and Portuguese from the Dutch, English and French. This is an intrinsically exciting and interesting topic. The book will capture this excitement, while at the same time providing the latest scholarship in an accessible form. There is no direct, up-to-date competition.
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[edit] Title
NEW WORLDS
[edit] Author
Fritze, Ronald H
[edit] ISBN
0750923466
[edit] Published
29/09/2002
[edit] Publisher
Sutton Publishing Ltd
[edit] Binding
hardback
[edit] Retail Price
25 (GBP)
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25 (GBP)
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