In the Wake of Columbus: The Impact of the New World on Europe, 1492-1650 (European History Series) [Paperback]

Roger Schlesinger (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0882952498 | ISBN-13: 978-0882952499 | Publication Date: January 2, 2007 | Edition: 2

500 year ago, Christopher Columbus "disovered" the Americas" that was to change radically the lives of all indigenous Americans and shape their subsequent histories. In the second edition, the author details the clash of cultures and considers the impact of the exploration and conquest of America

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"Any attempt to assess the impact of the exploration and conquest of America on early modern Europe must consider several different subjects, because the existence of America influenced the development of European civilization in a variety of ways. The European encounter with America had important intellectual consequences: it brought Europeans into contact with new lands and peoples, and in so doing challenged their traditional assumptions about geography, theology, history, and human nature. In addition, America changed Europe's commercial patterns, promising new opportunities for the expansion of European economic activity and an increase in profits. It also introduced a vast array of new products such as potatoes, tobacco, corn, cocoa, chocolate, and sugar into the lives of millions of Europeans. Moreover, the acquisition by European states of lands and resources in America had important political repercussions as well. It affected their diplomatic relations by bringing about changes in the balance of power within Europe, and fostered the growth of overseas rivalries too." --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Harlan Davidson; 2 edition (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882952498
• ISBN-13: 978-0882952499
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great and Interesting Book, September 30, 2007

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This review is from: In the Wake of Columbus: The Impact of the New World on Europe, 1492-1650 (European History Series) (Paperback)

I read "In the Wake of Columbus" in a class Arthur Schlesinger was teaching at Washington State University a few years ago. This book is absolutely mindblowing; it is rare to hear anything about the effect which discovering America had on Europe...and it was a gigantic one. This book gives a concise history of the cultural, economic, biological, and political changes associated with the discovery of America. Did you know syphilis most likely came from America? The the gold coming in from the Americas causes the Spanish economy to collapse due to inflation three times in one hundred years?

This book is an interesting and well written history on a subject which we often don't think about.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, June 26, 1999

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This review is from: In the Wake of Columbus: The Impact of the New World on Europe 1492-1650 (European History Series (Arlington, Heights, Ill.).) (Paperback)

this book describe the european renaissance and the new land america.. so we can know how effect to the new land from eropean renaissance.