Writing the New World : The Politics of Natural History in the Early Spanish Empire /

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

"In this volume, Mauro Caraccioli examines the natural history writings of early Spanish missionaries, using these texts to argue that colonial Latin America was fundamental in the development of modern political thought"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Caraccioli, Mauro Jose (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University of Florida Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
Political science
Philosophy
Philosophy > Latin America.
Political science > Latin America.
Natural history > Political aspects > Latin America.
Latin America
Latin America > History.
History
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Opening: Of Nature and Other Demons
  • Narratives of Conquest and the Conquest of Narrative
  • Oviedo, Las Casas, and the Difference That Made Nature
  • The Anthropolitics of Bernardino de Sahagún
  • The Imperial Renaissance of Francisco Hernández
  • Jose de Acosta and the Ends of Empire
  • Epilogue: Towards a Natural History of Colonial Dominaton

Ejemplares similares