The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative
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The Origins of the Modern World

A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century, 4th Edition

By Robert B. Marks

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Suggested Readings

Chapter 3 - Empires, States, and the New World, 1500–1775

Primary Sources:

  • Columbus, Christopher, A Letter concerning Recently Discovered Islands. 1493. Columbus Full Text
  • Mbemba, Nzinga. “Letters to the King of Portugal.” 1526. Mbemba Full Text
  • Encomienda Records from Nestalpa, 1547–1565.
  • De Las Casas, Bartolomé. A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. Selections. 1552. Las Casas Full Text
  • Ghiselin de Busbecq, Ogie. The Turkish Letters, 1555–1562. Ghiselin de Busbecq Full Text
  • Akbarnama, Abul Fazl. “A Muslim Explains the Hindu Religion.”
  • Rolfe, John. The Letter of John Rolfe. 1614. Rolfe Full Text
  • Colbert, Jean-Baptiste. “Memorandum on English Alliances” and “Memorandum to the King on Finances,” 1670. Colbert Excerpts
  • Tavernier, Jean-Baptist. Travels in India. 1676 Tavernier Selections

Secondary Sources:

  • Mann, Charles C. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
  • Mintz, Sidney. Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History. Penguin Books, 1986.

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