The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama (Paperback, Revised)

Vasco da Gama (?1469–1524) is well known as one of a generation of discoverers, along with Magellan, Cabral, and Columbus. Yet little is known about his life, or about the context within which he ‘discovered’ the all-sea route to India in 1497–99. This book, based on a mass of published and unpublished sources in Portuguese and other languages, delineates Gama’s career and social context, focusing on the delicate balance between ‘career’ and ‘legend’. The book addresses broad questions of myth-building and nationalism, while never losing sight of Gama himself.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1998
First published:	1997
Authors:	Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	428
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-64629-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-521-64629-4
Barcode:	9780521646291

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