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Processes of Spatialization in the Americas

Where do the Americas begin, and where do they end? What is the relationship between the spatial constructions of «area» and «continent»? How were the Americas imagined by different actors in different historical periods, and how were these imaginations – as continent, nation, region – guided by cha...

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Natura: Online
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 2021
Soggetti:
Literature: history and criticism
History
History of the Americas
Politics and government
Geography
History of science
Science: general issues
Cybernetics and systems theory
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGL Regional geography
Accesso online:ONIX_20201001_9783631772072_243
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Riassunto:Where do the Americas begin, and where do they end? What is the relationship between the spatial constructions of «area» and «continent»? How were the Americas imagined by different actors in different historical periods, and how were these imaginations – as continent, nation, region – guided by changing agendas and priorities? This interdisciplinary volume addresses competing and conflicting configurations and narratives of spatialization in the context of globalization processes from the 19th century to the present.

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