{"product_id":"navigations-malyn-newitt-9781836392071","title":"Navigations","description":"Now available in paperback, Navigations 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.\nThe 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.","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52153802588448,"sku":"9781836392071","price":13.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781836392071_3052179.jpg?v=1785973804","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/navigations-malyn-newitt-9781836392071","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}