{"product_id":"9781789147025-navigations","title":"Navigations","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance\u003cbr\u003eA re-examination of the Portuguese medieval and Renaissance voyages of discovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNavigations\u003c\/i\u003e re-examines the Portuguese voyages of discovery by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages grew out of a crusading ethos, as well as long-distance trade with Asia and Africa and developments in map-making and ship design. The slave trade, the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews and the intercontinental spread of plants and animals gave these voyages long-term global significance.\u003cbr\u003eThe voyages of discovery are narrated within the context of Portuguese politics, and this book describes the role of the Portuguese ruling dynasty – including its female members – in the flowering of the Portuguese Renaissance and the distinctive ideology of the Renaissance state, and in the cultural changes that took place within a wider European context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40805637357665,"sku":"9781789147025","price":34.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34368767_4e9b6b6d-dfd9-40c3-8c9d-72b5d5f3cfb1.jpg?v=1747298894","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781789147025-navigations","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}