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The Global History Podcast is an educational show designed for students, teachers, and anyone interested in the early modern world. We are dedicated to sharing histories both early modern and global, from approximately the 16th to the early 19th centuries.
Hugh Cagle on Nature, Disease, and ‘Assembling the Tropics’ in the Portuguese Empire
The Global History Podcast
1 hour 48 minutes
5 years ago
Hugh Cagle on Nature, Disease, and ‘Assembling the Tropics’ in the Portuguese Empire
Hugh Cagle speaks about his research on the creation of the idea of the ‘tropics’, focusing on knowledge about nature, medicine, and disease in the Portuguese Empire during the late medieval and early modern periods.
The Global History Podcast
The Global History Podcast is an educational show designed for students, teachers, and anyone interested in the early modern world. We are dedicated to sharing histories both early modern and global, from approximately the 16th to the early 19th centuries.
