This volume examines European exploration and imperial expansion in Africa and Asia, using three themes to recount the experiences and achievements of individual explorers--the motives of the explorers, how changing ideas influenced the conduct and understanding of exploration, and how competition and politics of the European empires were shaped by exploration.
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This volume examines European exploration and imperial expansion in Africa and Asia, using three themes to recount the experiences and achievements of individual explorers--the motives of the explorers, how changing ideas influenced the conduct and understanding of exploration, and how competition and politics of the European empires were shaped by exploration.
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