Assembling the Tropics

Hugh (University of Utah) Cagle

Cambridge University Press, 2018

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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.

ISBN-13
9781107196636
ISBN-10
1107196639
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2018
Publication date
2018-09-06
Pages
382
Dimensions
230x156x26
Weight
678