Gavin Menzies

1434

The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance

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The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China—then the world's most technologically advanced civilization—provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. From that date onward, Europeans embraced Chinese ideas, discoveries, and inventions, all of which form the basis of Western civilization today.The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 combines a long-overdue historical reexami… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-06-149218-1
EAN: 9780061492181
Produktnummer: 19439159
Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 416 S.
Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.4 cm x D3.2 cm 540 g
Gewicht: 540

Über den Autor

Gavin Menzies (1937-2020) was the bestselling author of 1421: The Year China Discovered America; 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance; and The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed. He served in the Royal Navy between 1953 and 1970. His knowledge of seafaring and navigation sparked his interest in the epic voyages of Chinese admiral Zheng He.