The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama - Couverture souple

Subrahmanyam, Sanjay

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521646294 ISBN 13 : 9780521646291

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama A revisionist account of Vasco da Gama, discoverer of the India sea route, 1497-99.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Vasco da Gama (?1469–1524) is well known as one of a generation of discoverers, along with Magellan, Cabral, and Columbus. Yet little is known about his life, or about the context within which he 'discovered' the all-sea route to India in 1497–99. This book, based on a mass of published and unpublished sources in Portuguese and other languages, delineates Gama's career and social context, focusing on the delicate balance between 'career' and 'legend'. The book addresses broad questions of myth-building and nationalism, while never losing sight of Gama himself.

Revue de presse :

'... exhaustively documented, and dense with information.' The Times Literary Supplement

'Subrahmanyam is an exemplary scholar. His knowledge of the subject is unsurpassed.' The Sunday Times

' ... a book notable as much for its formidable scholarship as for the boldness and breadth of its conception'. Cultura

' ... an outstanding biography ... which makes it easy to follow Vasco Da Gama's career'. Business Standard

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521646294
• ISBN 13: 9780521646291
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 428