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In search of first contact : the Vikings of Vinland, the peoples of the dawnland, and the Anglo-American anxiety of discovery /

A radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas, considering what the they reveal about native peoples, and how they contribute to the debate about whether Leif Eiriksson or Christopher Columbus should be credited as the first ""discoverer"&q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kolodny, Annette, 1941-2019
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2012.
Colección:Online access with subscription: Duke University Press.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A radically new interpretation of two medieval Icelandic tales, known as the Vinland sagas, considering what the they reveal about native peoples, and how they contribute to the debate about whether Leif Eiriksson or Christopher Columbus should be credited as the first ""discoverer"" of America.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 426 pages : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822395539
0822395533
9786613582461
6613582468
9781280487231
1280487232