Navigations - The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance
Verlag | Reaktion Books |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 368 |
Format | 17,9 x 3,3 x 24,4 cm |
Gewicht | 740 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781789147025 |
Bestell-Nr | 78914702UA |
A re-examination of the Portuguese medieval and Renaissance voyages of discovery.
Klappentext:
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.