Gavin Menzies

On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China to "proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas." When the fleet returned home in October 1423, the emperor had fallen, leaving China in political and economic chaos. The great ships were left to rot at their moorings and the records of their journeys were destroyed. Lost in the long, self-imposed isolation that followed was the knowledge that Chinese ships had reached America seventy years before Columbus and had circumnavigated the globe a century before Magellan. And they colonized America before the Europeans, transplanting the principal economic crops that have since fed and clothed the world.

The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European Renaissance to Chinese exploration in the fifteenth century. Gavin Menzies makes the 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 intellectual ideas, discoveries, and inventions, all of which form the basis of western civilization today.

“MENZIES [IS] PROPOUNDING ONE OF THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY.” —New York Times MagazineNew York Times bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that “the lost city of Atlantis” was not only real but also at the heart of a highly advanced global empire that reached the shores of America before being violently wiped from the earth.For three millennia, the legend of Atlantis has gripped the imaginations of explorers, philosophers, occultists, treasure hunters, historians, and archaeologists. Until now, it has remained shrouded in myth. Yet, like ancient Troy, is it possible that this fabled city actually existed? If so, what happened to it and what are its secrets? The fascinating reality of Atlantis’s epic glory and destruction are uncovered, finally, in these pages in thrilling detail by the iconoclastic historian Gavin Menzies—father of some of “the most revolutionary ideas in the history of history” (New York Times).Meticulously analyzing exciting new geologic research, recently unearthed archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies has made a jaw-dropping Atlantis truly did exist, and was part of the incredibly advanced Minoan civilization that extended from its Mediterranean base to England, India, and even America. In The Lost Empire of Atlantis, he constructs a vivid portrait of this legendary civilization and shares his remarkable findings.As riveting as an Indiana Jones adventure, The Lost Empire of Atlantis is a revolutionary work of popular history that will forever change our understanding of the past.

Greatly expanding on his blockbuster 1421 , distinguished historian Gavin Menzies uncovers the complete untold history of how mankind came to the Americas—offering new revelations and a radical rethinking of the accepted historical record in Who Discovered America? The iconoclastic historian’s magnum opus, Who Discovered America? calls into question our understanding of how the American continents were settled, shedding new light on the well-known “discoveries” of European explorers, including Christopher Columbus. In Who Discovered America? he combines meticulous research and an adventurer’s spirit to reveal astounding new evidence of an ancient Asian seagoing tradition—most notably the Chinese—that dates as far back as 130,000 years ago. Menzies offers a revolutionary new alternative to the “Beringia” theory of how humans crossed a land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the last Ice Age, and provides a wealth of staggering claims, that hold fascinating and astonishing implications for the history of mankind.

1434b It is China that led the age of the sea! The influence of the Great Expedition of Purification on World History b For those of us who are accustomed to Western-centered history, Magellan and Columbus are great explorers. At the forefront of the development of the new continent, the world became one. But what if this historical fact is not true? 1434 says that it was China, not Europe, that led the age of the sea and the renaissance. In 1434, the title of the book, Chinas Purification Expedition arrives in Europe. Hwan, a Chinese admirer, explores the seas around the world, including Southeast Asia, under the command of the emperor. Jung-hwa finally arrived in Europe. The surprised side was European, not Chinese expedition. The Europeans were caught up in the various newspapers brought by the Expedition of Purification. Chinese delegations handed the Pope knowledge of various fields in Italy, including art, geography, astronomy, mathematics, typography, architecture, steelmaking, and military weapons. The background of the rise of the Renaissance movement in Italy was the Chinese newspaper delivered by Jung. In this book, the author makes a bold claim that the driving force behind the Renaissance was Chinese civilization, not Greek and Roman expertise.

In his bestselling book 1421: The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies presented controversial and compelling evidence that Chinese fleets beat Columbus, Cook and Magellan to the New World. But his research has led him to astonishing new discoveries that Chinese influence on Western culture didn’t stop there. Until now, scholars have considered that the Italian Renaissance - the basis of our modern Western world - came about as a result of a re-examining the ideas of classical Greece and Rome. A stunning reappraisal of history is about to be published. Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that a sophisticated Chinese delegation visited Italy in 1434, sparked the Renaissance, and forever changed the course of Western civilization. After that date the authority of Aristotle and Ptolemy was overturned and artistic conventions challenged, as was Arabic astronomy and cartography. Florence and Venice of the 15th century attracted traders from across the world. Menzies presents astonishing evidence that a large Chinese fleet, official ambassadors of the Emperor, arrived in Tuscany in 1434 where they met with Pope Eugenius IV in Florence. A mass of information was given by the Chinese delegation to the Pope and his entourage - concerning world maps (which Menzies argues were later given to Columbus), astronomy, mathematics, art, printing, architecture, steel manufacture, civil engineering, military machines, surveying, cartography, genetics, and more. It was this gift of knowledge that sparked the inventiveness of the Renaissance - Da Vinci's inventions, the Copernican revolution, Galileo, etc. Following 1434, Europeans embraced Chinese intellectual ideas, discoveries, and inventions, which formed the basis of European civilization just as much as Greek thought and Roman law. In short, China provided the spark that set the Renaissance ablaze.

Gavin Menzies, sevkle ve sonsuz bir inancla, tarihi temelinden yeniden yazan bir teori gelistiriyor. New York Times "Populer tarihin en iyilerinden" The Times "Bir macera hikayesi kadar surukleyici bir kitap" Daily Mail "Kapsamli bir sekilde arastirilmis... ilgi cekici ve oldukca ikna edici, tutku ve enerjiyle anlatilmis bir tez." Evening Standard Atlantis efsanesi, binlerce yil boyunca kasiflerin, filozoflarin, hazine avcilarinin, tarihcilerin ve arkeologlarin hayal gucunu etkisi altina aldi. Ancak simdiye kadar, mitin icerisinde sakli kalmis durumdaydi. Basta, Isa'nin dogumundan once Platon tarafindan anlatilan bu Kayip Sehir'in karsi konulamaz cazibesi, uzun zaman boyunca gerilim yazarlarinin alani olmustur. Ancak, bu efsanevi sehrin gercekten var olmus olmasi mumkun mudur? Eger oyleyse, ona ne olmustur ve sirlari nerededir? Nihayet, Atlantis'in efsanevi ihtisami ve yikimi, tarihci Gavin Menzies tarafindan coskulu ayrintilarla beraber ortaya cikiyor. M

Barcelona. 24 cm. 554 p., 32 p. de lám. il. , mapas. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Menzies, Gavin 1937-. Traducción de Francisco J. Ramos. Bibliografí p. 503-536. Índice. Traducción 1421, the year China discovered the world. Descubrimientos geográficos chinos. Historia naval. 1368-1644 (Dinastía Ming) .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8467201479