The Career and Legend of Vasco Da Gama
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521646294
ISBN-13
9780521646291
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 29th, 1998
Print length
428 Pages
Weight
672 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.80 x 2.70 cms
Ksh 6,650.00
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A startling new interpretation of the myth and the reality of the life of one of the great figures of the 'Age of Discoverers'.
Vasco da Gama (?1469–1524) is well known as one of a generation of discoverers, along with Magellan, Cabral, and Columbus. Yet little is known about his life, or about the context within which he 'discovered' the all-sea route to India in 1497–99. This book, based on a mass of published and unpublished sources in Portuguese and other languages, delineates Gama's career and social context, focusing on the delicate balance between 'career' and 'legend'. The book addresses broad questions of myth-building and nationalism, while never losing sight of Gama himself.
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