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008			120119s2011 nyuab b 001 0deng
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020			_a9780061735127
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050	0	0	_aG401.G3 _bC44 2011
082	0	0	_a909.4 CLI
100	1		_aCliff, Nigel
245	1	0	_aHoly war _b: how Vasco da Gama's epic voyages turned the tide in a centuries-old clash of civilizations _c/ Nigel Cliff
250			_a1st ed
260			_aNew York _b: Harper _c, c2011.
300			_ax, 547 p. _b: col. ill., maps (chiefly col.) _c; 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [424]-526) and index.
505	0		_aOrigins. East and West ; The Holy Land ; A family war ; The ocean sea ; The end of the world ; The rivals -- Exploration. The commander ; Learning the ropes ; The Swahili coast ; Riding the monsoon ; Kidnap ; Dangers and delights ; A Venetian in Lisbon -- Crusade. The Admiral of India ; Shock and awe ; Standoff at sea ; Empire of the Waves ; The King's Deputy ; The crazy sea.
520			_aA new interpretation of Vasco da Gama's revolutionary voyages, which were seen as a turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam, explores the tragic collision of cultures resulting from his journeys to the Indies.
600	1	0	_aGama, Vasco da _d, 1469-1524
650		0	_aEast and West
650		0	_aChristianity and other religions _x--Islam _z--History
650		0	_aIslam _x--Relations _x--Christianity
651			_aAfrica _x-Discovery and exploration
651		0	_aIndia _x--Discovery and exploration
942			_cMO
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