European Encounters with the New World - From Renaissance to Romanticism

For more than three centuries after Columbus's voyages to America, Europeans pondered how the Old World's encounters with the New World affected European sensibilities and intellectual horizons. In this book Anthony Pagden examines some of the varied ways in which Europeans interpreted these encounters with America.

Summary

After Columbus discovered America Europeans wondered how the discovery of the New World would affect them. In this book the author examines some of the varied ways in which Europeans interpreted their encounters with America.

Product details

• Authors: A R Pagden, A. R. Pagden, Anthony Pagden, Mr. Anthony Pagden
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.1994
• EAN: 9780300059502
• ISBN: 978-0-300-05950-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 366 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)