"An outstanding work whose strong suits are brevity and originality, range, and attention to the original texts."-Elizabeth Horan, Arizona State University. "A fascinating study...it figures in the context of the attempts to construct a transatlantic understanding of cultural p…
"This book intervenes in transatlantic and hemispheric studies by positing "America" as not a particular country or continent but a foundational narrative, in which conquerors arrive at a shore intent on overwriting local versions of humanity, culture, and landscape with inscrip…
This book intervenes in transatlantic and hemispheric studies by positing 'America' not as a particular country or continent but a foundational narrative, in which conquerors arrive at a shore intent on overwriting local versions of humanity, culture, and landscape with inscript…