Assembling the Tropics
Download or Read eBook Assembling the Tropics PDF written by Hugh Cagle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Hugh Cagle |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2018-09-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107196636 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107196639 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Assembling the Tropics by : Hugh Cagle
Book excerpt: 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.
