Navigations : The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance Hardback
by Malyn Newitt
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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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:356 pages, 57 illustrations, 20 in colour
- Publisher:Reaktion Books
- Publication Date:01/04/2023
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- ISBN:9781789147025
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:356 pages, 57 illustrations, 20 in colour
- Publisher:Reaktion Books
- Publication Date:01/04/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781789147025