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1492: The Decline of Medievalism and the Modern Age
by Barnet Litvinoff
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Avon Books (P) (1992-10)
ISBN: 0380719177
EAN: 9780380719174
Paperback
SKU: 38349
Condition: Collectable Very Goo
Comments: THE SOFTBACK BOOK! AVON, 1992. THE UNABRIDGED 1ST EDITION. SOFTCOVER BOOK AND PAGES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. SLIGHTLY TANNING AROUND THE EDGES OF PAGES. Rapid shipping w/FREE tracking. GREAT PACKAGING . Air Mail. GR.
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Customer Reviews
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A bit Euro-centric, but worthwhile
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-08-17
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
At the dawn of the 16th century, the world was changing irrovocably. _1492_ succinctly shows the magnitude of the changes that century brought through the remarkable array of personalities that shared that time: Borgia and de Medici Popes; explorers like Diaz, Magellan, cabot, Leon and Columbus; religious leaders like Luther, Savanarola and Torquemada; intellectual luminaries like da Vinci, Erasmus and Michaelangelo.
I found it to be much more academically sound than Manchester's _A World Lit Only by Fire_, and I was impressed with how well Litvinoff alluded to Europe's future commercial (and later, industrial) domination in the 19th century through events that began in 1492. Recommended reading.
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