The Old World and the New: 1492-1650

by J.H. Elliott and J.H. Elliott

Book Overview

The impact of Europe on a newly-discovered world of America has long been a subject of historical fascination. Yet the impact of that discovery and conquest for the European conquering powers has traditionally received less attention. In this pioneering 1992 book J. H. Elliott set out to show how traditional European assumptions about geography, theology, history and the nature of man were challenged by the encounter with new lands and people; trading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521427096
• ISBN13: 9780521427098
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"