Columbus and the ends of the earth : Europe's prophetic rhetoric as conquering ideology /

Columbus is the first blazing star in a constellation of explorers whose right to claim and conquer each new land mass they encountered was absolutely unquestioned by their countrymen. Columbus and the Ends of the Earth brings to life the system of religious beliefs that made the imperial taking of...

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Main Author: Kadir, Djelal
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
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