How to Write the History of the New World

Auteur: Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge
Editeur: Stanford University Press
In the mid-18th century, the French naturalist Buffon contended that the New World was in fact geologically new and that it had recently emerged from the water. This text looks at the debate surrounding the geological history of the New World, and the effect on historiographical concepts.

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In the mid-18th century, the French naturalist Buffon contended that the New World was in fact geologically new and that it had recently emerged from the water. This text looks at the debate surrounding the geological history of the New World, and the effect on historiographical concepts.
ISBN / EAN 9780804746939
Auteur Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge
Editeur Stanford University Press