Navigations: The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance - Couverture rigide

Newitt, Malyn

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1789147026 ISBN 13 : 9781789147025

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2023

Synopsis

'Few living scholars know as much about the Portuguese empire as Malyn Newitt. His new book is the precious gift of a long lifetime's work and reflection, enlivened by moments of subtle humour and distinguished by objectivity, reliability and restraint in judgement.' - Felipe Fernández-Armesto, author of Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Malyn Newitt has taught at the universities of Rhodesia and Exeter, and until he retired was the Charles Boxer Professor of History at King's College London. His many books include The Braganzas (Reaktion, 2019).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789147026
• ISBN 13: 9781789147025
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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