Door of the Seas and the Key to the Universe - Indian Politics and Imperial Rivalry in Darien, 1640-1750

The European powers were forced to make the Kuna people of present-day Panama and Columbia an integral part of their calculus of empire. Yet the Kunas created new forms of leadership out of foreign contacts, enabling their own survival.

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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz

Riassunto

The European powers were forced to make the Kuna people of present-day Panama and Columbia an integral part of their calculus of empire. Yet the Kunas created new forms of leadership out of foreign contacts, enabling their own survival.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ignacio Gallup-Diaz, Ignacio (Associate Professor Gallup-Diaz, Gallup-Diaz Ignacio
• Con la collaborazione di: Columbia University Press (Editore)
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.11.2005
• EAN: 9780231138741
• ISBN: 978-0-231-13874-1
• Pagine: 363
• Serie: Gutenberg-e; Gutenberg-e
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Panama, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800