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Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504) : a discourse of negotiation
- Title
- Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504) : a discourse of negotiation / Evelina Gužauskytė.
- Author
- Gužauskytė, Evelina
- Publication
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
- ©2014
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Details
- Description
- x, 276 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- In this fascinating book, Evelina Gužauskytė uses the names Columbus gave to places in the Caribbean Basin as a way to examine the complex encounter between Europeans and the native inhabitants -- Dust jacket.
- Series Statement
- Toronto Iberic
- Uniform Title
- Toronto Iberic.
- Subjects
- Caribbean Area
- South America
- Columbus, Christopher
- Kulturkontakt
- Caribbean Area > Discovery and exploration > Spanish
- Columbus, Christopher > Diaries
- Diaries
- Names, Geographical > South America
- Entdeckung
- Colombo, Cristoforo, 1451-1506
- Noms géographiques > Amérique du Sud
- Noms géographiques > Caraïbes (Région)
- Discovery and exploration, Spanish
- Caraïbes (Région) > Découverte et exploration espagnoles
- Columbus, Christopher > Journal intime
- South America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish
- Amérique du Sud > Découverte et exploration espagnoles
- Names, Geographical > Caribbean Area
- Noms géographiques > Étymologie
- Amerika
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index.
- Contents
- "Named incorrectly" " the geographic and symbolic functions of Columbian place names -- Words and the world : the known corpus of Columbian place names -- "Y saber dellos los secretos de la tierra" : Taino toponymy and Columbian naming -- Heavenly bodies and metallurgy in Columbian toponymy -- Iguana and Christ -- Infernal imagery : spirituality and cosmology in the final two voyages -- Conclusion -- Appendix : a comprehensive list of Columbian place names.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-1760
- ISBN
- 9781442647466
- 1442647469
- LCCN
- 2014431044
- OCLC
- 865495461
- Author
- Gužauskytė, Evelina, author.
- Title
- Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504) : a discourse of negotiation / Evelina Gužauskytė.
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2014]
- Copyright Date
- ©2014
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Toronto IbericToronto Iberic.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index.
- Other Form:
- Also available online: Gužauskytė, Evelina. Christopher Columbus's naming in the diarios of the four voyages (1492-1504). Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2014] 1442668245 (OCoLC)880233434
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-1760