1492: The Decline of Medievalism and the Modern Age
by Barnet Litvinoff
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Barnet Litvinoff argues that the most significant year of the last ten centuries falls halfway through the millenium. In 1492 Europe, newly revitalized as the Renaissance swept northward from Italy, was never before a centre of intellectual excellence, of geographical exploration or of trade. But it took the voyage of Christopher Columbus to fully establish the destiny of this Western promontory of the Eurasian landmass. Only with his discovery of America were the ancient countries which show more made up Europe to assume a global role. show lessTags
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Just plain boring. I have never successfully finished this book. Instead, I recommend William Manchester's 'A World Lit Only by Fire.'
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 940.2 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe Europe: Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, Napolean
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- D203 .L58 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) Medieval history Later medieval. 11th-15th centuries
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