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Gužauskytė Evelina <1975-> |
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Titolo |
Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504) : a discourse of negotiation / / Evelina Gužauskytė |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-6825-3 |
1-4426-6824-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Names, Geographical - Caribbean Area |
Names, Geographical - South America |
Caribbean Area Discovery and exploration Spanish |
South America Discovery and exploration Spanish |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. "Named Incorrectly": The Geographic and Symbolic Functions of Columbian Place Names -- 2. Words and the World: The Known Corpus of Columbian Place Names -- 3. "Y saber dellos los secretos de la tierra": Taino Toponymy and Columbian Naming -- 5. Iguana and Christ -- 6. Infernal Imagery: Spirituality and Cosmology in the Final Two Voyages -- Conclusion -- Appendix: A Comprehensive List of Columbian Place Names -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this fascinating book, Evelina Gužauskytė uses the names Columbus gave to places in the Caribbean Basin as a way to examine the complex encounter between Europeans and the native inhabitants. |
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