Exploration and Empire, 1450-1760 (Historical Atlas S.)

by SimonAdams (Author), Ann Kramer (Author), E.Fleury (Illustrator), M . Porter (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1990

  $4.51

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $3.28

  This series encompasses world history from the earliest peoples to the present day. The titles are chronological and within each book information is presented by region, with coloured maps to support the text. As well as the history of civilizations, cultures and countries, the everyday lives of ordinary people are also recorded, with particular attention being paid to the way in which religious and political changes affected their lives. Covering the period from the Renaissance to the Agricultural Revolution, this book examines European exploration and its impact on the peoples of Africa, India and America, power struggles in Europe and the Ottoman and Persian Safavid Empires. There are features on printing, slavery, the growth of science, the role of women and the spice trade.