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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.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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Carlo M. Cipolla
Born:
August 15, 1922
Died:
September 5, 2000
(aged 78)
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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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