ISBN:
9782503531328
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (217 S.)
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Late medieval and early modern studies 18
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Old worlds, new worlds
DDC:
303.4824
Keywords:
Intercultural communication History
;
Discoveries in geography European
;
Social aspects
;
Europeans Attitudes
;
History
;
Europe Territorial expansion
;
Social aspects
;
Intercultural communication
;
History
;
Discoveries in geography
;
European
;
Social aspects
;
Europeans
;
Foreign countries
;
Attitudes
;
History
;
Europe
;
Territorial expansion
;
Social aspects
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Europa
;
Akkulturation
;
Kulturaustausch
;
Geschichte 1000-1750
Abstract:
"Pre-modern European history is replete with moments of encounter. At the end of arduous sea and land journeys, and en route, Europeans met people who challenged their assumptions and certainties about the world. Some sought riches, others allies; some looked for Christian converts and some aimed for conquest. Others experienced the forced cultural encounter of exile. Many travelled only in imagination, forming ideas which have become foundational to modern mentalities: race, ethnicity, nation, and the nature of humanity. The consequences were profound: both productive and destructive. At the beginning of the third millennium CE we occupy a world shaped by those centuries of travel and encounter. This collection examines key themes and moments in European cultural expansion. Unlike many studies it spans both the medieval and early modern periods, challenging the stereotype of the post-Columbus 'age of discovery'. There is room too for examining cross-cultural relationships within Europe and regions closely linked to it, to show that curiosity, conflict and transformation could result from such meetings as they did in more far-flung realms. Several essays deal with authors, events, and ideas which will be unfamiliar to most readers but which deserve greater attention in the history of encounter and exploration."--Publisher's description
Note:
Includes index
DOI:
10.1484/M.LMEMS-EB.6.09070802050003050301030208
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