{"product_id":"1434-the-year-a-magnificent-chinese-fleet-sailed-to-italy-and-ignited-the-renaissance-paperback","title":"1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGavin Menzies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China--then the world's most technologically advanced civilization--provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. From that date onward, Europeans embraced Chinese ideas, discoveries, and inventions, all of which form the basis of Western civilization today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003e1421\u003c\/em\u003e combines a long-overdue historical reexamination with the excitement of an investigative adventure, bringing the reader aboard the remarkable Chinese fleet as it sails from China to Cairo and Florence, and then back across the world. Erudite and brilliantly reasoned, \u003cem\u003e1434\u003c\/em\u003e will change the way we see ourselves, our history, and our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 9.04 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455078973618,"sku":"9780061492181","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1af3871e3835a2ac3caf4fc5dbefa89d.webp?v=1778863479","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/1434-the-year-a-magnificent-chinese-fleet-sailed-to-italy-and-ignited-the-renaissance-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}