The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama - Brossura

Subrahmanyam, Sanjay

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521646294 ISBN 13: 9780521646291

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Riassunto

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 This book, based on a mass of published and unpublished sources in Portuguese and other languages, delineates Gama's career and social context, focusing on the delicate balance between 'career' and 'legend'.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.

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Recensione:

'... exhaustively documented, and dense with information.' The Times Literary Supplement

'Subrahmanyam is an exemplary scholar. His knowledge of the subject is unsurpassed.' The Sunday Times

' ... a book notable as much for its formidable scholarship as for the boldness and breadth of its conception'. Cultura

' ... an outstanding biography ... which makes it easy to follow Vasco Da Gama's career'. Business Standard

Descrizione del libro:

A startling new interpretation of the myth and the reality of the life of one of the great figures of the 'Age of Discoverers'.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0521646294
• ISBN 13: 9780521646291
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 428