
The Age of Reconnaissance
Discovery, Exploration, and Settlement, 1450-1650
J. H. Parry(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Published on 8. January 1982
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-520-04235-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Age of Reconnaissance, as J. H. Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. It began with Henry the Navigator and the Portuguese voyages in the mid-fifteenth century and ended 250 years later when the 'Reconnaissance' was all but complete. Dr. Parry examines the inducements - political, economic, religious - to overseas enterprises at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-04235-3 (9780520042353)
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Content
Preface Introduction Part I. The Conditions for Discovery Part II. The Story of Discovery Part III. The Fruits of Discovery Conclusion Maps Notes Index