The World Encompassed - The First European Maritime Empires c.800-1650 (Hardcover)

In this authoritative study, first published in 1981, Geoffrey Scammell traces the course of European expansion between around 800 and 1650, during which time the world known to western Europeans was enlarged in a way unparalleled before or since. The book takes a broad historical perspective, linking the classic age of European expansion to its medieval antecedents. The Norse reached North America in the tenth century, Italian missionaries and traders were established in China in the high Middle Ages, and during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, in some of the greatest voyages ever made under sail, Iberian explorers crossed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and established footholds in the Americas, Africa and Asia. This is a stimulating and perceptive study, based on wide-ranging research, which makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the influence of empire on both colonial and metropolitan societies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: World Empires
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	1981
Authors:	G.V. Scammell
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	552
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-49934-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-49934-X
Barcode:	9781138499348

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