The Globe Encompassed: The Age of European Discovery, 1500 to 1700

by Glenn J. Ames

Part of the Key Themes in World History series, The Globe Encompassed combines the most recent secondary work in the field with the author's own personal archival work to present a updated synthesis of the topic. The Globe Encompassed lays out in clear narrative form a series of connected stories that simultaneously instruct and fascinate the reader. Beyond that, the author-guide provides carefully chosen excerpts from primary sources that enable the reader to enter the mindsets of such notable personalities (and driving forces in Europe’s profound impact on the early modern world) as Vasco da Gama, Hernan Cortés, and Samuel de Champlain, and to see first-hand such widely separated and profoundly different colonial enterprises as Dutch-held Batavia (Jakarta) and Puritan New England. In so doing, Ames allows the reader to encompass the globe as it existed between 1500 and 1700.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 19, 2007

Reviews

[icaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Onesto e aggiornato per chi non ne sa niente

[Daniele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tre stelle perché non so cosa votare. Il testo in sé e per sé non l'ho trovato particolarmente brillante e chiaro, ho letto dei testi che reputo molto migliori e più approfonditi su questioni rilevanti. Non voto due stelle perché a onor del vero non è stata una lettura serena e piacevole, l'ho letto molto distrattamente in virtù del fatto che ho trascorso dei giorni un po' pesanti e non avevo molta testa. Per ora passo ma non credo comunque che gli darei altre occasioni

[Kevin Driskill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and easy to read this book packs a lot into a small space. Great insight and well written stories that enrich the understanding of major historical themes.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very basic college text, too basic in my opinion, covering too much ground too fast. It is awash with detail, could use a stronger story line, and is highly Eurocentric. There really should be more of a counter story to the colonialist perspective than is included.The snipits of primary sources included are tantalizing, but are really too short to be terribly useful. Surely better texts exist!