ISBN:
9780745667119
,
9780745667126
Language:
English
Pages:
VIII, 293 S.
,
23 cm
Uniform Title:
Aigle et le dragon 〈engl.〉
DDC:
909/.5
Keywords:
History, Modern 16th century
;
Civilization History 16th century
;
Discoveries in geography History 16th century
;
Europa
;
China
;
Mexiko
;
Eroberung
;
Kolonialismus
;
Geschichte 1500-1600
Abstract:
Introduction -- Two tranquil worlds -- Openness to the world -- Because the world is round -- A leap into the unknown? -- Books and letters from the other end of the world -- Embassy or conquest? -- The clash of civilizations -- Naming the other -- A story of cannon -- Opacity or transparency? -- The greatest cities in the world -- The hour of the crime -- The place of the whites -- To everyone their own post-war -- The secrets of the south sea -- China on the horizon -- When china awakes -- Conclusion - towards a global history of the renaissance
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionTwo tranquil worlds -- Openness to the world -- Because the world is round -- A leap into the unknown? -- Books and letters from the other end of the world -- Embassy or conquest? -- The clash of civilizations -- Naming the other -- A story of cannon -- Opacity or transparency? -- The greatest cities in the world -- The hour of the crime -- The place of the whites -- To everyone their own post-war -- The secrets of the south sea -- China on the horizon -- When china awakes -- Conclusion - towards a global history of the renaissance.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 275 - 284
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=43676
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