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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 9780061735127
- Book Title
- Holy War : How Vasco Da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Africa / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Africa / North, Islam / General, Christianity / General, World, Customs & Traditions, Expeditions & Discoveries
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 26.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 560 Pages
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HistorianNigel Cliff delivers a sweeping, radical reinterpretation of Vasco da Gama'spioneering voyages, revealing their significance as a decisive turning point inthe struggle between Christianity and Islam-a series of events which foreveraltered the relationship between East and West. Perfect for readers of Endurance:Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Galileo'sDaughter, and Atlantic, this first-ever completeaccount of da Gama's voyages includes new information from the recentlydiscovered diaries of his sailors and an extraordinary series of lettersbetween da Gama and the Zamorin, a king of modern-dayKerala, India. Cliff, the author of The Shakespeare Riots, draws uponhis own travels in da Gama's footsteps to add detail, authenticity, and acontemporary perspective to this riveting, one-of-a-kind historical epic.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061735124
ISBN-13
9780061735127
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102839360
Product Key Features
Book Title
Holy War : How Vasco Da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Africa / General, Adventurers & Explorers, Africa / North, Islam / General, Christianity / General, World, Customs & Traditions, Expeditions & Discoveries
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
26.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
G401.G3c44 2011
Reviews
Nigel Cliff's HOLY WAR is one of the most readable, engaging and provoking books of the season, hands down…Cliff…writes with considerable energy, humor and narrative skill., Readers who enjoy a yeasty narrative by a skilled storyteller will mark this book as one of their favorites of the year..., ...one of the most readable, engaging and provocative books of the season…Cliff…writes with considerable humor and narrative skill, substituting oil for spices, sounds themes familiar to us today., A fresh take on the history of the age of discovery . . . Cliff opens new vistas on much-explored territory., A fresh take on the history of the age of discovery...Cliff opens new vistas on much-explored territory., Cliff tells an often thrilling tale of adventure . . . He effectively restores the luster of da Gama's achievement and provocatively reassesses the goals and significance of his expedition., Readers who enjoy a yeasty narrative by a skilled storyteller will mark this book as one of their favorites of the year., A useful addition to a continuing lively discussion of Christianity and Islam, situated both in respect of religions and culture, as well as empires and trade., Cliff tells an often thrilling tale of adventure . . . He effectively restores the luster of da Gama's achievement and provocatively reassesses the goals and significance of his expedition., A stirringly epic book...a thrilling narrative...This is broad-brush history, but it is accurate, and enlivened by splendid spots of color., A stirringly epic book…a thrilling narrative…This is broad-brush history, but it is accurate, and enlivened by splendid spots of color., Nigel Cliff's Holy War is one of the most readable, engaging, and provoking books of the season, hands down . . . Cliff . . . writes with considerable energy, humor and narrative skill., 'A fresh take on the history of the age of discovery . . . Cliff opens new vistas on much-explored territory.' (Publishers Weekly), Lively and ambitious . . . Cliff has a novelist's gift for depicting character . . . he brings 16th century Portugal in all its splendor and squalor pungently to life., A fresh take on the history of the age of discovery . . . Cliff opens new vistas on much-explored territory., Lively and ambitious . . . Cliff has a novelist's gift for depicting character . . . he brings 16th century Portugal in all its splendor and squalor pungently to life., "Lively and ambitious . . . Cliff has a novelist's gift for depicting character . . . he brings 16th century Portugal in all its splendor and squalor pungently to life." -- Eric Ormsby, New York Times Book Review "Epic . . . a compelling adventure tale, told by Cliff with the right mix of sweep and detail." -- BookPage "Readers who enjoy a yeasty narrative by a skilled storyteller will mark this book as one of their favorites of the year." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "Nigel Cliff's Holy War is one of the most readable, engaging, and provoking books of the season, hands down . . . Cliff . . . writes with considerable energy, humor and narrative skill." -- Kansas City Star "A fresh take on the history of the age of discovery . . . Cliff opens new vistas on much-explored territory." -- Publishers Weekly "A useful addition to a continuing lively discussion of Christianity and Islam, situated both in respect of religions and culture, as well as empires and trade." -- Kirkus Reviews "Cliff tells an often thrilling tale of adventure . . . He effectively restores the luster of da Gama's achievement and provocatively reassesses the goals and significance of his expedition." -- Booklist "A story told with great flair and serious scholarship." -- James Eckardt, The Nation "A stirringly epic book...a thrilling narrative...This is broad-brush history, but it is accurate, and enlivened by splendid spots of color." -- Sunday Times (London), “Cliff tells an often thrilling tale of adventure…He effectively restores the luster of da Gama’s achievement and provocatively reassesses the goals and significance of his expedition.�, Nigel Cliff's Holy War is one of the most readable, engaging, and provoking books of the season, hands down . . . Cliff . . . writes with considerable energy, humor and narrative skill., Lively and ambitious…Cliff has a novelist's gift for depicting character…he brings 16th century Portugal in all its splendor and squalor pungently to life.
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2011-021331
Dewey Decimal
909/.4
Dewey Edition
23
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Well documented, Very detailed and informative. Easy to read. Recommended reading for anyone interested in the "Age of Discovery".
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