Invention of colonialism, the: richard hakluyt and medieval travel writing
Auteur :
Sobecki, Sebastian
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009338479
Date de publication :
31 août 2025
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.