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Exploration, Religion and Empire in the Sixteenth-century Ibero-Atlantic World : A New Perspective on the History of Modern Science /
The Iberian conquest of the Atlantic at the beginning of the sixteenth century had a notable impact on the formation of the new world order in which Christian Europe claimed control over most a considerable part of the planet. This was possible thanks to the confluence of different and inseparable f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Español |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2021
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| Colección: | Maritime humanities, 1400-1800.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Iberian conquest of the Atlantic at the beginning of the sixteenth century had a notable impact on the formation of the new world order in which Christian Europe claimed control over most a considerable part of the planet. This was possible thanks to the confluence of different and inseparable factors: the development of new technical capacities and favorable geographical conditions in which to navigate the great oceans; the Christian mandate to extend the faith; the need for new trade routes; and an imperial organization aspiring to global dominance. The author explores new methods for approaching old historiographical problems of the Renaissance -- such as the discovery and conquest of America, the birth of modern science, and the problem of Eurocentrism -- now in reference to actors and regions scarcely visible in the complex history of modern Europe: the ships, the wind, the navigators, their instruments, their gods, saints, and demons. |
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| Notas: | Translation of: Las máquinas del imperio y el reino de Dios : reflexiones sobre ciencia, tecnología y religión en el Atlántico del siglo XVI. Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource: illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048544547 |
| Acceso: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |