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

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Title:

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

Author:

Seed, Patricia.

Personal Author:

Seed, Patricia.

Publication Information:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Physical Description:

viii, 199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

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.

Subject Term:

Rites and ceremonies -- America -- History -- 16th century.

Rites and ceremonies -- America -- History -- 17th century.

Rites and ceremonies -- Europe -- History -- 16th century.

Rites and ceremonies -- Europe -- History -- 17th century.

Conquerors -- America -- History -- 16th century.

Conquerors -- America -- History -- 17th century.

Geographic Term:

America -- Discovery and exploration.

ISBN:

9780521497480

9780521497572