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Holy War: How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations Nigel Cliff
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Holy War: How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations
Nigel Cliff
HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama?spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam?a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance:Shackleton?s Incredible Voyage, Galileo?sDaughter,and Atlantic,this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama?s voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin, a king of modern-dayKerala, India. Cliff, the author of The Shakespeare Riots, draws uponhis own travels in da Gama?s footsteps to add detail, authenticity, and acontemporary perspective to this riveting, one-of-a-kind historical epic.
560 pages
| Mídia | Livros Hardcover Book (Livro com lombada e capa dura) |
| Lançado | 6 de setembro de 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780061735127 |
| Editoras | HarperCollins |
| Páginas | 560 |
| Dimensões | 152 × 229 × 235 mm · 793 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |
