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Metaphors of Dispossession: American Beginnings and the Translation of Empire, 1492-1637 by Mackenthun, Gesa - 1997

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Metaphors of Dispossession: American Beginnings and the Translation of Empire, 1492-1637 by Mackenthun, Gesa - 1997

Metaphors of Dispossession: American Beginnings and the Translation of Empire, 1492-1637

by Mackenthun, Gesa

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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. Hardcover. xii, 370p., cloth-covered boards, 6.5x9.5 inches, illus., very good condition in like dj. Mackenthun "analyzes English and Spanish narratives of the 'discovery' and colonization of America, from the Caribbean and Mexico north to Virginia and New England. She shows how Europeans wrote themselves into possession of America by translating their deep-seated colonial anxiety into the ideology of native savagery and rightful territorial ownership.

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University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good++. This is a Very Solid American History hardback in Fine condition with a Very Good++ jacket. c1997. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. It is an attractive green cloth hardback, looks Very Lightly Read if at all. It is a solid & square book with a very bright lettering. It has a very clean cover. The edges and corners are all very good. Very very nice spine ends. The pages are Very tight, bright & unmarked. no names. Very bright page ends ! No highlighting. The jacket is also Very bright & clean, nice edges with a back top edge wrinkle. Very Light shelf wear. 370 pages. #15974-1223
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Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 1997. hardcover. Like New/Like New. 6x1x9. 1997; Oklahoma; green cloth covered boards with green titles; dust jacket; mild shelf wear; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; 370 pages
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Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 370pp. with index, b&w illustrations, owners name plate on fep, VG+/VG+ Author shows how Europeans wrote themselves into possession of America by translating their deep-seated colonial anxiety into the ideology of native savagery and rightful territorial ownership..
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University of Oklahoma Press, 1997-09-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable/Good Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Ex-library signed by the author. 1st printing. Signed and inscribed on back of front endpaper. Typical ex-library markings with discard stamp on bottom edge. Otherwise a nice copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0806129530 . 8vo; 370 pages; Book and dust jacket are both well taken care of. .
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