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Record Nr.

UNINA9910646000903321

Autore

Bartosik-Velez Elise <1966->

Titolo

The Legacy of Christopher Columbus in the Americas [[electronic resource] ] : New Nations and a Transatlantic Discourse of Empire / / Elise Bartosik-Velez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Nashville, Tennessee : , : Vanderbilt University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8265-1955-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

970.015

Soggetti

History / United States

Literary Criticism / Caribbean & Latin American

History / Caribbean & West Indies

History

Electronic books.

America Discovery and exploration Spanish

America Civilization European influences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explains the popularity of Christopher Columbus in the early Americas. Illustrates how New World representations of Columbus integrate older discourses of empire. Shows how the idea of empire was significant in the construction of the new nations of the Americas"--Provided by publisher.