The Age of Reconnaissance
| Author | : John Horace Parry |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520042353 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520042352 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Age of Reconnaissance by : John Horace Parry
Download or read book The Age of Reconnaissance written by John Horace Parry and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world, beginning with the mid-fifteenth century and ending 250 years later when the "Reconnaissance" was all but complete. The author examines the inducements--political, economic, religious--to overseas enterprise at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands.
