The 1992 quincentennial of the encounter between the Old and New World resulted in a polarisation of hardened ideological positions on different ideas of America. This text demonstrates that both sides are interested in defending an idea of ""Americanness"".
| ISBN: | 9780813916460 |
| Publication date: | 29th March 1996 |
| Author: | AJames Arnold, Derek Walcott |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | New World Studies |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general History of the Americas Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Anthropology |