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Ceremonies of possession in Europe's conquest of the New World, 1492-1640
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | Ceremonies of possession in Europe's conquest of the New World, 1492-1640 / Patricia Seed |
| Publié : |
Cambridge, New York (N.Y.), Melbourne [etc.] :
Cambridge University Press
, 1995, cop. 1995 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (viii-199 p.) |
| Sujets : |
- Introduction: ceremonies of possession in Europe's conquest of the New World, 1492-1640
- Houses, gardens, and fences: signs of English possession in the New World
- Ceremonies: the theatrical rituals of French political possession
- The requirement: a protocol for conquest
- "A new sky and new stars": Arabic and Hebrew science, Portuguese seamanship, and the discovery of America
- Sailing in the wake of the Portuguese
- Conclusion: the habits of history