La España del Siglo de Oro
by Bennassar, Bartolomé, Bordonava, Pablo
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La España del siglo de oro
by Bennassar, Bartolomé, Bordonava, Pablo
fromTemas hispanicos
The century that followed the fall of Granada at the end of 1491 and the subsequent consolidation of Christian power over the Iberian Peninsula was marked by the introduction of anti-Arabic legislation and the development of hostile cultural norms affecting Arabic speakers. Yet …
"This book is a study of the strategies of Arabic translators and administrative functions of Arabic translation as part of a suite of techniques for political rule and social discipline. Translation underpinned the elaboration of Spain's administrative empire from the expansion…
Introduction -- The map behind the curtain -- South Sea dreams -- Pacific nightmares -- Shipwrecked ambitions -- Pacific conquests -- The location of China --The kingdom of the setting sun --The anxieties of a paper empire -- Conclusion. "Although the tendency to depict America…
"Although the tendency to depict America as a part of Asia is most often associated with the print cartography of Renaissance humanists living and working north of the Pyrenees, it was actually the Spanish-speaking world that was most committed to mapping the New World in terms …
"Although the tendency to depict America as a part of Asia is most often associated with the print cartography of Renaissance humanists living and working north of the Pyrenees, it was actually the Spanish-speaking world that was most committed to mapping the New World in terms …
