Hugh Cagle (University of Utah)

Gebundenes Buch

Assembling the Tropics

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

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Studies in Comparative World History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 156mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781107196636
• ISBN-10: 1107196639
• Artikelnr.: 52530759