Producing the Pacific : maps and narratives of Spanish exploration (1567-1606) /
"Producing the Pacific offers the reader an interdisciplinary reading of the maps, narratives and rituals related to the three Spanish voyages to the South Pacific that took place between 1567 and 1606. These journeys were led by Alvaro de Mendana, Pedro Fernandez de Quiros and Isabel Barreto,...
| Основен автор: | Camino, Mercedes Maroto. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; New York, N.Y. :
Rodopi,
℗♭2005.
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| Серия: |
Portada hispanica ;
18. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
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| Резюме: |
"Producing the Pacific offers the reader an interdisciplinary reading of the maps, narratives and rituals related to the three Spanish voyages to the South Pacific that took place between 1567 and 1606. These journeys were led by Alvaro de Mendana, Pedro Fernandez de Quiros and Isabel Barreto, the first woman ever to become admiral of and command a fleet." "Mercedes Maroto Camino presents a cultural analysis of these journeys takes issue with some established notions about the value of the past and the way it is always rewritten from the perspective of the present. She highlights the social, political and cultural environment in which maps and narratives circulate, suggesting that their significance is always subject to negotiation and transformation." "The tapestry created by the interpretation of maps, narratives and rituals affords a view not only of the minds of the first men and women who traversed the Pacific but also of how they saw the ocean, its islands and their peoples. It should, therefore, be of relevance to those interested in history, voyages, colonialism, cartography, anthropology and cultural studies." "The study of these cultural products contributes to an interpretive history of colonialism at the same time that it challenges the beliefs and assumptions that underscore our understanding of that history."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
1417592028 9781417592029 9789401202923 9401202923 |