The European Outthrust and Encounter
The First Phase c.1400-c.1700 - Essays in Tribute to David Beers Quinn on His 85th Birthday
Liverpool University Press
Published on 1. April 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-85323-229-2 (ISBN)
Description
For half a century David Beers Quinn has written on the history of the early relationship between England and North America. The present volume is presented in tribute to his meticulous and authoritative but cautious scholarship, on the occasion of his 85th birthday. It includes his "Reflections" on a lifetime of research, and his bibliography. But his interests in the early period of "the expansion of Europe" have never been limited to England or North America, and this volume accordingly takes as its theme the widest historical context of the subject and period, the whole European Outthrust and Encounter, in its first phase. Ten contributions by recognised scholars provide select exemplars, to serve as a stimulating introduction to this vast theme. Three overview essays deal with specific regions of the outthrust, chosen because of differences in outcome: Ethiopia, the Far East, and Siberia. The remaining essays consider specific episodes in localities ranging from Guayana to China, and their discursive echoes, and are essentially concerned with a leading feature of David Quinn's scholarship, the discovery, examination and interpretation of sources.
A preliminary essay discusses the theme and links the various contributions within a framework of critical generalisation.
A preliminary essay discusses the theme and links the various contributions within a framework of critical generalisation.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
604 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85323-229-2 (9780853232292)
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