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The Vasco da Gama's era ends in a nightmare in which men-Westerners and non-Westerners alike-are bewildered by this confusion and the old fancy of the apprenti sorcier becomes tragically actual.

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As Dr. Chiang puts it, while Buddha came to China on white elephants, Christ was borne on cannon balls.

Carlo M. Cipolla

Carlo M. Cipolla

Carlo M. Cipolla

Born: August 15, 1922

Died: September 5, 2000 (aged 78)

Bio: Carlo M. Cipolla was an Italian economic historian. He was born in Pavia, where he got his academic degree in 1944.

Known for:

Allegro ma non troppo
Clocks and culture, 1300-1700
Guns, Sails & Empires

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