Terra Cognita The Mental Discovery of America |
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| Author:
| Zerubavel, Eviatar |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7658-0987-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.60 |
Book Description:
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This work argues that physical encounters are only one part of the complex, multifaceted process of discovery. The discovery of the New World was not achieved in a single day but was a slow process - mental as well as physical - that lasted almost 300 years.
This work argues that physical encounters are only one part of the complex, multifaceted process of discovery. The discovery of the New World was not achieved in a single day but was a slow process - mental as well as physical - that lasted almost 300 years.