Assembling the Tropics - Science and Medicine in Portugal''s Empire, 14501700

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hugh Cagle, Hugh (University of Utah) Cagle
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.09.2018
• EAN: 9781107196636
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19663-6
• Pagine: 382
• Serie: Studies in Comparative World History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / World, General & world history, History of Science, General and world history