Globe Encircled and the World Revealed

Overview

This volume reflects the advances in research and methodology that have been made since 1960, as well as the increasing number of topics covered by the historiography of the European expansion.

Scope of Studies

The studies selected demonstrate the range of this material, focusing in particular on the beginnings of trans-oceanic expansion by the Iberian powers.

Purpose

The volume has the further purpose of showing how the early encounters set precedents for subsequent patterns of interaction.