Empire of the Senses - Sensory Practices of Colonialism in Early America

Empire of the Senses introduces new approaches to the history of European imperialism in the Americas by questioning the role that the five senses played in framing the cultural encounters, colonial knowledge, and political relationships that built New World empires.

About the author

Daniela Hacke, Ph. D (1998), Cambridge University, is Full Professor of Early Modern History at the Free University of Berlin. She has published monographs, translations and many articles on European Gender and Cultural History and is currently researching a History of the Senses in Venice.

Paul Musselwhite, Ph.D. (2011), The College of William and Mary, is Assistant Professor of History at Dartmouth College. He researches and publishes on early British America and the development of plantation society.

Product details

• Assisted by: Daniela Hacke (Editor), Paul Musselwhite (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.11.2017
• EAN: 9789004340633
• ISBN: 978-90-04-34063-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 241 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 611 g
• Series: Early American History
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous