{"product_id":"the-armature-of-conquest-spanish-accounts-of-the-discovery-of-america-14921589-9780804724708","title":"The Armature of Conquest Spanish Accounts of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on certain key firsthand narratives of the discovery, exploration, and conquest of the New World, the author views various journals, letters, and other documents not merely as narratives of facts and events but as literary expressions of the dynamics of the writer's experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Of all the books inspired by the Columbian quincentenary, this is easily one of the most challenging. Bodmer uses early Spanish chronicles to take the reader on a journey of exploration. . . . A richly detailed analytical history of the gradual awakening of a critical consciousness concerning accepted versions of the discovery and conquest of America.\"—\u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A quite splendid book.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Latin American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Part I. The Discourse of Mythification; 1. Christopher Columbus and the definition of America as booty; 2. Hern n Cortes and the creation of the model conqueror; Part II. Demythification and Questioning: 3. From failure to demythification; 4. The models in crisis; Part III. A Literary Expression of the Unfolding of a New Consciousness: 5. Alonso de Ercilla and the development of a Spanish American Consciousness; Notes; Index.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405499474263,"sku":"9780804724708","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804724708.jpg?v=1730492150","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-armature-of-conquest-spanish-accounts-of-the-discovery-of-america-14921589-9780804724708","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}