Assembling the Tropics - Science and Medicine in Portugal''s Empire, 1450-1700

This book charts the convergence of science, culture, and politics across Portugal's empire, showing how a global geographical concept was born.

List of contents

1. Reading between the lines: a prologue; Part I. The Coast of Africa, 1450-1550: 2. Dead reckonings; Part II. The Indian Ocean World, 1500-1600: 3. Itineraries and inventories; 4. Drug traffic; 5. Facts and fictions; Part III. The Portuguese Atlantic, 1550-1700: 6. Moral hazards; 7. Split decisions; 8. Fault lines; 9. Epilogue: South-South exchanges.

About the author

Hugh Cagle is Assistant Professor of the History of Science at the University of Utah, where he is also Director of the International Studies program.

Summary

This book charts the convergence of science, culture, and politics across Portugal's empire, showing how a global geographical concept was born. In accessible, narrative prose, this book explores the unexpected forms that science took in the early modern world. It highlights little-known linkages between Asia and the Atlantic world.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Cagle, Hugh (University of Utah) Cagle
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781316647424
• ISBN: 978-1-316-64742-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Studies in Comparative World History; Studies in Comparative World H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / World, General & world history, History of Science, General and world history