The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies
(Part of the Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)
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A radical revision of the geographical history of the discovery of the Americas that links Columbus's southbound route with colonialism, slavery, and today's divide between the industrialized North and the developing South. Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new route to the East. Few note, however, that Columbus's intention was also to sail south, to the tropics. In The Tropics...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0262232642
ISBN13:9780262232647
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:592 Pages
Weight:5.45 lbs.
Dimensions:2.3" x 8.5" x 9.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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