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Felipe Fernández-Armesto

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Born in 1950, Felipe Fernández-Armesto was raised in London by his Spanish born father and British born mother both active journalists. As a historian, he has written numerous books on a variety of subject from American History to the Spanish Armada. He currently serves as the Principe de Asturias Chair in Spanish Culture and Civilization at Tufts University and Professor of Global Environmental History at Queen Mary, University of London.

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Average rating: 3.66 · 931 ratings · 145 reviews · 59 distinct works · Similar authors

	Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1492: The Year the World Began 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ideas That Changed the World 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 83 ratings — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Millennium 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Americas: A Hemispheric History 3.23 of 5 stars 3.23 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So You Think You're Human: A Brief History of Humankind 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth: A History and a Guide for the Perplexed 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World: A History 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There has never been nationhood without falsehood.”
― Felipe Fernández-Armesto

tags: myth, nationalism

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“To understand what was in Ivan’s mind, one has to think back to what the world was like before Machiavelli. The modern calculus of profit and loss probably meant nothing to Ivan. He never thought about realpolitik. His concerns were with tradition and posterity, history and fame, apocalypse and eternity.”
― Felipe Fernández-Armesto, 1492: The Year the World Began

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“to become a great saint, it is no bad first step to be a big sinner.”
― Felipe Fernández-Armesto, 1492: The Year the World Began

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