The last crusade : the epic voyages of Vasco da Gama
Cliff, Nigel2013
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Place reservation for The last crusade : the epic voyages of Vasco da GamaAn authoritative account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land. It puts the reader on da Gama's ships in the midst of a terrifying yet exciting new world, and in doing so traces the ancestry of antagonism between Christianity and Islam.
Main title:
The last crusade : the epic voyages of Vasco da Gama / Nigel Cliff.
Author:
Cliff, Nigel, author
Publisher:
London : Atlantic Books, 2013.
Collation:
x, 547 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781848870192 (pbk)1848870191
Language:
English
Subject:
Gama, Vasco da, 1469-1524Crusades -- 13th-15th centuriesChristianity and other religions -- Islam -- History -- 16th centuryIslam -- Relations -- Christianity -- History -- 16th centuryHistoryHistoryIndia -- Discovery and exploration -- PortugueseIndia -- Discovery and exploration -- Religious aspects
BRN:
886889
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