The tropics of empire: why Columbus sailed south to the Indies
"Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics. In The Tropics of Empire, Nicolas Wey Gomez rewrites the geographical history of the disc...
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MIT Press
2008
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Transformations : Studies in the history of science and technology
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| Online-Zugang: | Table of contents only Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Zusammenfassung: | "Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics. In The Tropics of Empire, Nicolas Wey Gomez rewrites the geographical history of the discovery of the Americas, casting it as part of Europe's reawakening to the natural and human resources of the South. Wey Gomez shows that Columbus shared in a scientific and technical tradition that linked terrestrial latitude to the nature of places, and that he drew a highly consequential distinction between the higher, cooler latitudes of Mediterranean Europe and the globe's lower, hotter latitudes. The legacy of Columbus's assumptions, Wey Gomez contends, ranges from colonialism and slavery in the early Caribbean to the present divide between the industrialized North and the developing South."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [535]-568) and index |
| Beschreibung: | XXIV, 592 S. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780262232647 0262232642 |
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CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS WHY COLUMBUS SAILED SOUTH TO THE INDIES
MACHINA MUNDI : THE MORAL AUTHORITY OF PLACE IN THE EARLY TRANSATLANTIC
COLONIAL ENCOUNTER COLUMBUS AND THE OPEN GEOGRAPHY OF THE ANCIENTS THE
MEANING OF INDIA IN PRECOLUMBIAN EUROPE FROM PLACE TO COLONIALISM IN THE
ARISTOTELIAN TRADITION EN LA PARTE DEL SOL : IBERIA S INVENTION OF THE
AFRO-INDIAN TROPICS, 1434-1494 BETWEEN CATHAY AND A HOT PLACE :
REORIENTING THE ASIA-AMERICA DEBATE THE TROPICS OF EMPIRE IN COLUMBUS S
DIARIO DE A BORDO. DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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THE TROPICS OF EMPIRE / WEY GOMEZ, NICOLAS : C2008 TABLE OF
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MACHINA MUNDI : THE MORAL AUTHORITY OF PLACE IN THE EARLY TRANSATLANTIC
COLONIAL ENCOUNTER COLUMBUS AND THE OPEN GEOGRAPHY OF THE ANCIENTS THE
MEANING OF INDIA IN PRECOLUMBIAN EUROPE FROM PLACE TO COLONIALISM IN THE
ARISTOTELIAN TRADITION EN LA PARTE DEL SOL : IBERIA'S INVENTION OF THE
AFRO-INDIAN TROPICS, 1434-1494 BETWEEN CATHAY AND A HOT PLACE :
REORIENTING THE ASIA-AMERICA DEBATE THE TROPICS OF EMPIRE IN COLUMBUS'S
DIARIO DE A BORDO. DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT. |
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| spelling | Wey Gómez, Nicolás Verfasser aut The tropics of empire why Columbus sailed south to the Indies Nicolás Wey Gómez 1. publ. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] MIT Press 2008 XXIV, 592 S. Ill., Kt. 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Transformations : Studies in the history of science and technology Includes bibliographical references (p. [535]-568) and index "Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics. In The Tropics of Empire, Nicolas Wey Gomez rewrites the geographical history of the discovery of the Americas, casting it as part of Europe's reawakening to the natural and human resources of the South. Wey Gomez shows that Columbus shared in a scientific and technical tradition that linked terrestrial latitude to the nature of places, and that he drew a highly consequential distinction between the higher, cooler latitudes of Mediterranean Europe and the globe's lower, hotter latitudes. The legacy of Columbus's assumptions, Wey Gomez contends, ranges from colonialism and slavery in the early Caribbean to the present divide between the industrialized North and the developing South."--BOOK JACKET. Columbus, Christopher Knowledge Geography Albertus Magnus, Saint 1193?-1280 Knowledge Geography Ailly, Pierre d' 1350-1420? Knowledge Geography Casas, Bartolomé de las 1474-1566 Knowledge Geography Colombo, Cristoforo 1451-1506 (DE-588)118564994 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1400-1500 Geschichte 1200-1600 gnd rswk-swf Geografie Geschichte Wissen Geography, Medieval Discoveries in geography 15th century Navigation History Entdeckungsreise (DE-588)4014842-7 gnd rswk-swf Kenntnis (DE-588)4163573-5 gnd rswk-swf Geografie (DE-588)4020216-1 gnd rswk-swf Reiseweg (DE-588)4233933-9 gnd rswk-swf Kartografie (DE-588)4029823-1 gnd rswk-swf Amerika Europa America Discovery and exploration Spanish Tropics Geography Europe Intellectual life 15th century Colombo, Cristoforo 1451-1506 (DE-588)118564994 p Reiseweg (DE-588)4233933-9 s Entdeckungsreise (DE-588)4014842-7 s Geografie (DE-588)4020216-1 s Kartografie (DE-588)4029823-1 s Kenntnis (DE-588)4163573-5 s Geschichte 1200-1600 z DE-604 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0718/2007020947.html Table of contents only LoC Fremddatenuebernahme application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016976193&sequence=000007&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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| title_full | The tropics of empire why Columbus sailed south to the Indies Nicolás Wey Gómez |
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| topic | Columbus, Christopher Knowledge Geography Albertus Magnus, Saint 1193?-1280 Knowledge Geography Ailly, Pierre d' 1350-1420? Knowledge Geography Casas, Bartolomé de las 1474-1566 Knowledge Geography Colombo, Cristoforo 1451-1506 (DE-588)118564994 gnd Geografie Geschichte Wissen Geography, Medieval Discoveries in geography 15th century Navigation History Entdeckungsreise (DE-588)4014842-7 gnd Kenntnis (DE-588)4163573-5 gnd Geografie (DE-588)4020216-1 gnd Reiseweg (DE-588)4233933-9 gnd Kartografie (DE-588)4029823-1 gnd |
| topic_facet | Columbus, Christopher Knowledge Geography Albertus Magnus, Saint 1193?-1280 Knowledge Geography Ailly, Pierre d' 1350-1420? Knowledge Geography Casas, Bartolomé de las 1474-1566 Knowledge Geography Colombo, Cristoforo 1451-1506 Geografie Geschichte Wissen Geography, Medieval Discoveries in geography 15th century Navigation History Entdeckungsreise Kenntnis Reiseweg Kartografie Amerika Europa America Discovery and exploration Spanish Tropics Geography Europe Intellectual life 15th century |
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