Navigations

The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance

Malyn Newitt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

368 Seiten

2026
Reaktion Books (Verlag)
978-1-83639-207-1 (ISBN)

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A re-examination of the Portuguese medieval and Renaissance voyages of discovery.

Now available in paperback, Navigations re-examines the Portuguese voyages of discovery by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages grew out of a crusading ethos, as well as long-distance trade with Asia and Africa and developments in map-making and ship design. The slave trade, the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews and the intercontinental spread of plants and animals gave these voyages long-term global significance.
The voyages of discovery are narrated within the context of Portuguese politics, and this book describes the role of the Portuguese ruling dynasty – including its female members – in the flowering of the Portuguese Renaissance and the distinctive ideology of the Renaissance state, and in the cultural changes that took place within a wider European context.

Malyn Newitt has taught at the universities of Rhodesia and Exeter, and until he retired was the Charles Boxer Professor of History at King’s College London. His many books include The Braganzas (Reaktion, 2019).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2026
Zusatzinfo	57 illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	1-83639-207-9 / 1836392079
ISBN-13	978-1-83639-207-1 / 9781836392071
Zustand	Neuware