The discovery of mankind: Atlantic encounters in the age of Columbus

"Emphasizing contact between peoples rather than the discovery of lands, and using archaeological findings as well as eye-witness accounts, David Abulafia explores the social lives of the inhabitants of the Atlantic World, the motivations and tensions of the first transactions and the swift tra...

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1. Verfasser: Abulafia, David 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven [u.a.] Yale University Press 2008
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Zusammenfassung:"Emphasizing contact between peoples rather than the discovery of lands, and using archaeological findings as well as eye-witness accounts, David Abulafia explores the social lives of the inhabitants of the Atlantic World, the motivations and tensions of the first transactions and the swift transmutation of wonder to vicious exploitation. Lucid, readable and scrupulous, this is a work of humane engagement with a period in which a tragically violent standard was set for European conquest of the world."--Book jacket.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXVI, 379 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9780300125825

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