{"product_id":"9781836392071","title":"Navigations : The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Malyn Newitt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern period, c 1500 onwards\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 July 2026 by REAKTION BOOKS in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 368 pages, 57 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in paperback, Navigations re-examines the Portuguese voyages of discovery by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages grew out of a crusading ethos, as well as long-distance trade with Asia and Africa and developments in map-making and ship design. The slave trade, the diaspora of the Sephardic Jews and the intercontinental spread of plants and animals gave these voyages long-term global significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe voyages of discovery are narrated within the context of Portuguese politics, and this book describes the role of the Portuguese ruling dynasty – including its female members – in the flowering of the Portuguese Renaissance and the distinctive ideology of the Renaissance state, and in the cultural changes that took place within a wider European context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57343275434359,"sku":"9781836392071","price":15.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781836392071.jpg?v=1785423449","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781836392071","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}