Legacy of Christopher Columbus in the Americas : New Nations and a Transatlantic Discourse of Empire

Legacy of Christopher Columbus in the Americas New Nations and a Transatlantic Discourse of Empire

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"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"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bartosik-Velez, Elise, 1966- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press [2014]
Materias:
Columbus, Christopher > Influence.
History / United States
Literary Criticism / Caribbean & Latin American
History / Caribbean & West Indies
History
America > Civilization > European influences.
America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803325406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Contents-- Acknowledgments; Introduction
  • 1. Columbus's Appropriation of Imperial Discourse
  • 2. The Incorporation of Columbus into the Story of Western Empire
  • 3. Columbus and the Republican Empire of the United States
  • 4. Colombia: Discourses of Empire in Spanish America
  • Conclusion: The Meaning of Empire in Nationalist Discourses of the United States and Spanish America
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index.

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