The Impact of Western Man
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20062468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Woodruff (0000-0002-1962-3836, University of Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Pages | 29-44 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Concise History of the Modern World (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-349-12232-5_3 |
| OpenAlex | W2480326235 |
| ISBN | 9781349122325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The importance of Christopher Columbus is not that he discovered America. America had been discovered long before 1492. Columbus' importance61 lies in the fact that he began a process whereby Western man extended his influence across the entire earth. By the end of the eighteenth century most of the world's seas and coastlines had been explored by Europeans. The first stages of global integration had been completed (see Map III)
Cartography · Environmental ethics · Geography · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History · Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis · Maritime Security and History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |