The Old World and the New 1492–1650: The Wiles Lectures Given at the Queens University Belfast 1969 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History) - Softcover

Elliott, J. H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521096219 ISBN 13: 9780521096218

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1970

Synopsis

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 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 relationships around the world were affected by an influx of gold and silver imports from America; while politically, the sources of power were no longer confined to European territory. The 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery has prompted renewed enquiry into the relationship of the Old World and the New; John Elliott's fascinating and now classic account is here reissued with a new foreword addressing the significance of the book's insights for a new generation of readers.

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J. H. Elliott was the Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxford.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521096219
• ISBN 13: 9780521096218
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128