The Dispute Of The New World

Author : Antonello Gerbi
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822973829

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The Dispute of the New World by Antonello Gerbi Pdf

When Hegel described the Americas as an inferior continent, he was repeating a contention that inspired one of the most passionate debates of modern times. Originally formulated by the eminent natural scientist Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon and expanded by the Prussian encyclopedist Cornelius de Pauw, this provocative thesis drew heated responses from politicians, philosophers, publicists, and patriots on both sides of the Atlantic. The ensuing polemic reached its apex in the latter decades of the eighteenth century and is far from extinct today. Translated in 1973, The Dispute of the New World is the definitive study of this debate. Antonello Gerbi scrutinizes each contribution to the debate, unravels the complex arguments, and reveals their inner motivations. As the story of the polemic unfolds, moving through many disciplines that include biology, economics, anthropology, theology, geophysics, and poetry, it becomes clear that the subject at issue is nothing less than the totality of the Old World versus the New, and how each viewed the other at a vital turning point in history.

Author : Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0804746931

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How to Write the History of the New World by Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra Pdf

An Economist Book of the Year, 2001. In the 18th century, a debate ensued over the French naturalist Buffon’s contention that the New World was in fact geologically new. Historians, naturalists, and philosophers clashed over Buffon’s view. This book maintains that the “dispute” was also a debate over historical authority: upon whose sources and facts should naturalists and historians reconstruct the history of the New World and its people. In addressing this question, the author offers a strikingly novel interpretation of the Enlightenment.

Author : Antonello Gerbi
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822973812

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Nature in the New World by Antonello Gerbi Pdf

In Nature in the New World (translated 1985), Antonello Gerbi examines the fascinating reports of the first Europeans to see the Americas. These accounts provided the basis for the images of strange and new flora, fauna, and human creatures that filled European imaginations. Initial chapters are devoted to the writings of Columbus, Vespucci, Cortés, Verrazzano, and others. The second portion of the book concerns the Historia general y natural de las Indias of Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo, a work commissioned by Charles V of Spain in 1532 but not published in its entirety until the 1850s. Antonello Gerbi contends that Oviedo, a Spanish administrator who lived in Santo Domingo, has been unjustly neglected as a historian. Gerbi shows that Oviedo was a major authority on the culture, history, and conquest of the New World.

Author : Roberto Gonzalez Echevarría,Enrique Pupo-Walker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1996-09-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521340691

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The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarría,Enrique Pupo-Walker Pdf

Volume 1 of a comprehensive three-volume history of Latin American literature (including Brazilian): the only work of its kind.

Author : Paul Close,Emiko Ohki-Close
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781461734000

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Supranationalism in the New World Order by Paul Close,Emiko Ohki-Close Pdf

Supranationalism in the New World Order argues that in the post-Cold War distribution of global power and configuration of global players, the European Union is just one among a growing number of regional regimes that are acquiring prominent roles in the process of global governance, to some extent through the operation of differentiated zones of geo-political management.

Author : David Hannay
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857715166

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New World Disorder by David Hannay Pdf

The end of the Cold War triggered a historic shift in world politics, and nowhere was this more keenly felt than in the United Nations. This is an insider's account of that turbulent period. Lord Hannay, who, as Britain's representative to the UN, sat in the Security Council from the time of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait until the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia (1990-1995), gives a first hand view of events as they unfolded. Just weeks after George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev's historic handshake, the UN was being asked to repel the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, to wind up a string of Third World proxy wars, and to find a solution to the challenges of environmental degradation and climate change. At first, the Five Permanent Members of the Security Council worked together to an unprecedented extent, with notable success.But as Hannay shows, little was done to prepare for the problems of state failure - in Somalia, in the former Yugoslavia, in Rwanda and in Afghanistan - which proved beyond the UN's capacity to handle and which frayed the solidarity of the main powers. Hannay subsequently joined the Secretary General's High Level Panel, and spearheaded the most ambitious attempt at reform of the organisation since it was founded in 1945. He recounts here with insight and candour why this programme came to be derailed. "New World Disorder" is an invaluable source of information for anyone seeking to understand the current structures, dynamics and trends of world politics. It is also a compelling account of one of the great turning points in world history, as seen from inside the eye of the storm

Author : Li, Hak Y.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786437334

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China’s New World Order by Li, Hak Y. Pdf

This discerning book examines China’s newly developed soft-intervention policy towards North Korea, Myanmar and the two Sudans by examining China’s diplomatic statements and behaviours. It also highlights the Chinese soft-intervention policy in economic manipulation and diplomatic persuasion in the recent generations of Chinese leadership under Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping.

Author : David Horner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521765879

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Australia and the New World Order by David Horner Pdf

Comprehensive study of Australia's role in the peace enforcement operations that developed at the end of the Cold War.

Author : Daniela Bleichmar,Paula De Vos,Kristin Huffine,Kevin Sheehan
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0804776334

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Science in the Spanish and Portuguese Empires, 1500–1800 by Daniela Bleichmar,Paula De Vos,Kristin Huffine,Kevin Sheehan Pdf

This collection of essays is the first book published in English to provide a thorough survey of the practices of science in the Spanish and Portuguese empires from 1500 to 1800. Authored by an interdisciplinary team of specialists from the United States, Latin America, and Europe, the book consists of fifteen original essays, as well as an introduction and an afterword by renowned scholars in the field. The topics discussed include navigation, exploration, cartography, natural sciences, technology, and medicine. This volume is aimed at both specialists and non-specialists, and is designed to be useful for teaching. It will be a major resource for anyone interested in colonial Latin America.

Author : Park Benjamin,James Aldrich,Henry Champion Deming,James Mackay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:74714288

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The New World by Park Benjamin,James Aldrich,Henry Champion Deming,James Mackay Pdf

Author : Arianto A. Patunru,Mari Pangestu,M Chatib Basri
Publisher : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814818223

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Indonesia in the New World by Arianto A. Patunru,Mari Pangestu,M Chatib Basri Pdf

Globalisation is more complex than ever. The effects of the global financial crisis and increased inequality have spurred anti-globalisation sentiment in many countries and encouraged the adoption of populist and inward-looking policies. This has led to some surprising results: Duterte, Brexit and Trump, to name a few. In Indonesia, the disappointment with globalisation has led to rising protectionism, a rejection of foreign interference in the name of nationalism, and economic policies dominated by calls for self-sufficiency. Meanwhile, human trafficking and the abuse of migrant workers show the dark side of globalisation. In this volume, leading experts explore key issues around globalisation, nationalism and sovereignty in Indonesia. Topics include the history of Indonesia’s engagement with the world, Indonesia’s stance on the South China Sea and the re-emergence of nationalism. The book also examines the impact of globalisation on poverty and inequality, labour markets and people, especially women.

Author : Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel,Ghellab, Youcef,de Bustillo Llorente , Rafael M.
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800888050

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The New World of Work by Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel,Ghellab, Youcef,de Bustillo Llorente , Rafael M. Pdf

Actors in the world of work are facing an increasing number of challenges, including automatization and digitalization, new types of jobs and more diverse forms of employment. This timely book examines employer and worker responses, challenges and opportunities for social dialogue, and the role of social partners in the governance of the world of work.

Author : Anne Baker
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0472115707

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Heartless Immensity by Anne Baker Pdf

Examines how a young nation responded to constantly expanding boundaries, as witnessed in its literature, public documents, schoolbooks, and art

Author : Mark A. Noll
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802849482

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The Old Religion in a New World by Mark A. Noll Pdf

A foremost historian of religion chronicles the arrival of Christianity in the New World, tracing the turning points in the development of the immigrant church which have led to today's distinctly American faith.

Author : Stephen D. King
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780300240078

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Grave New World by Stephen D. King Pdf

A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic order Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital markets, is beginning to fracture. With disappointing growth rates across the Western world, nations are no longer willing to sacrifice national interests for global growth; nor are their leaders able—or willing—to sell the idea of pursuing a global agenda of prosperity to their citizens. Combining historical analysis with current affairs, economist Stephen D. King provides a provocative and engaging account of why globalization is being rejected, what a world ruled by rival states with conflicting aims might look like, and how the pursuit of nationalist agendas could result in a race to the bottom. King argues that a rejection of globalization and a return to “autarky” will risk economic and political conflict, and he uses lessons from history to gauge how best to avoid the worst possible outcomes.