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The invention of colonialism : Richard Hakluyt and medieval travel writing /

This Element argues that medieval texts conveyed the essence of expansionist mercantilism and colonialism, which shaped early English exceptionalism. The argument is threefold: Hakluyt and contemporaries understood medieval texts better than credited, colonialism's ideology shaped in the late m...

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Main Author: Sobecki, Sebastian I. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in travel writing.
Subjects:
Hakluyt, Richard, > 1552?-1616 > Influence.
Imperialism.
Travelers' writings, English > Political aspects.
Travelers' writings, English > Influence.
Imperialism
Travelers' writings, English
500-1500
Electronic books.
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Summary:This Element argues that medieval texts conveyed the essence of expansionist mercantilism and colonialism, which shaped early English exceptionalism. The argument is threefold: Hakluyt and contemporaries understood medieval texts better than credited, colonialism's ideology shaped in the late medieval period, and periodisation faces pressure.
Physical Description:1 online resource (68 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781009338486 (electronic bk.)
100933848X
9781009338462
1009338463