Transatlantic Topographies - Islands, Highlands, Jungles

After introducing the concept of tierra (land) as cultural as well as natural geography, Rodriguez (Spanish literatures and cultures, Ohio State U.) traces cross-cultural misunderstandings of the representation of American space that have had dire consequences historically. She examines the Carribean Islands as paradise, their transition to a

Product details

• Authors: Ileana Rodriguez, RODRIGUEZ ILEANA
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2004
• EAN: 9780816642243
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-4224-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas; Cultural Studies of the Americ; Cultural Studies of the Americas
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography