History : Colonial Studies

Illuminates the genesis of the Californios, a community of military settlers who forged an identity on the northwest edge of Spanish North America. Through an investigation of the landscape, architecture, ceramics, clothing, and other aspects of material culture, this book traces shifting contours of race and sexuality in colonial California. more...

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An Introduction: The Present State of Atlantic History, Philip D. Morgan and Jack P. Greene. 1. The Atlantic Ocean and Its Contemporary Meanings, 1492-1808, Joyce E. Chaplin (Harvard University). Section One: New Atlantic Worlds. 2. The Spanish Atlantic System, Kenneth J. Andrien (Ohio State University). 3. The Portuguese Atlantic, 1415-1808, A. J. R. Russell-Wood (Johns Hopkins University). 4. The British Atlantic, Trevor Burnard (University of Warwick, UK). 5. The French Atlantic, Laurent Dubois (Duke University). 6. The Dutch Atlantic: Provincialism and Globalism, Benjamin Schmidt (University of Washington). Section Two: Old Worlds and the Atlantic. 7. Indigenous America and the Limits of the Atlantic World, 1493-1825, Amy Turner Bushnell (John Carter Brown Library, RI). 8. Africa and the Atlantic, c. 1450 to c. 1820, Philip D. Morgan (Johns Hopkins University). 9. Europe and the Atlantic, Carla Rahn Phillips (University of Minnesota). Section Three: Competing and Complementary Perspectives. 10. From Atlantic History to Continental History, Peter H. Wood (Duke University). 11. Hemispheric History and Atlantic History, Jack P. Greene (Johns Hopkins University). 12. Atlantic History and Global History, Nicholas Canny (National University of Ireland, Galway). 13. Beyond Atlantic History, Peter A. Coclanis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) more...

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Offering a new perspective on 18th-century British literary culture, this volume examines the themes of language, nationalism, and provinciality. It argues that English-language writers of that time were conscious of the marginality of their literary tradition in the European world of culture. more...

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A study of the interactions between Indians and Spaniards in the Chocó throughout much of the colonial period, revealing the complexity of inter-ethnic relations in frontier regions. The author considers the changing relationships not only between Spaniards and Indians but also between factions of both groups, showing how Spaniards and Indians sometimes allied with each other against other ethnically mixed groups with different agendas. No similar study covers this topic. more...

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At a time of renewed interest in Empire, this stimulating volume explores the complex relationship between the Bible and the colonial enterprise, and examines some overlooked aspects of this relationship. Sugirtharajah offers both practical and theoretical insights, providing compelling evidence of the continuing importance of postcolonial discourse for biblical studies. more...

Price: $24.00