Written culture in a colonial context : Africa and the Americas, 1500-1900 /

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Imprint:Cape Town : UCT Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (xxxi, 364 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11660065
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Other authors / contributors:Delmas, Adrien, editor.
Penn, Nigel, editor.
ISBN:9781920499167
1920499164
9781919899169
1919899162
9781919895260
1919895264
9781919899167
Notes:Papers presented at a conference held at the University of Cape Town in Dec. 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In English.
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Summary:"Ships, soldiers, missionaries and settlers drove the process of European expansion from the 16th to the 19th centuries. In doing so, they set in motion the circulation of images, manuscripts and books between different continents. ... This book explores the extent to which the types of written information that resulted during colonial expansion shaped the numerous and complex processes of cultural exchange from the 16th century onwards"--Back cover
Other form:Print version: Written culture in a colonial context 9781919895260