Ceremonies of possession in Europe's conquest of the New World, 1492-1640

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal : Seed Patricia (Auteur)
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