La invención de América : investigación acerca de la estructura histórica del nuevo mundo y del sentido de su devenir /
O'Gorman, Edmundo, 1906-1995,
La invención de América : investigación acerca de la estructura histórica del nuevo mundo y del sentido de su devenir / Edmundo O'Gorman. - Primera edición electrónica. - 1 online resource. - Biblioteca universitaria de bolsillo . - Biblioteca universitaria de bolsillo. .
First published 1958.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the history of great voyages driven by highly diverse motives, that of Columbus in 1492 stands out. Not only are the audacity, ability, and the tenacity of the sailors notable, but also the unexpected result. America became the most spectacular of historical events. The lands that Columbus encountered looking for Asia are not properly a "new world", but part of a single and entire world always. O'Gorman examines how America appeared to the West in virtue of pure chance and the personal projects of Columbus. Through this analysis he proposes to the reader to abandon the concept of "discovery" for another that apprehends a rather greater suitable reality of the acts, that of an "invented" America. From back cover.
9786071603005 6071603005
America--Discovery and exploration.
America--History--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
E110 ebook
973.1
La invención de América : investigación acerca de la estructura histórica del nuevo mundo y del sentido de su devenir / Edmundo O'Gorman. - Primera edición electrónica. - 1 online resource. - Biblioteca universitaria de bolsillo . - Biblioteca universitaria de bolsillo. .
First published 1958.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the history of great voyages driven by highly diverse motives, that of Columbus in 1492 stands out. Not only are the audacity, ability, and the tenacity of the sailors notable, but also the unexpected result. America became the most spectacular of historical events. The lands that Columbus encountered looking for Asia are not properly a "new world", but part of a single and entire world always. O'Gorman examines how America appeared to the West in virtue of pure chance and the personal projects of Columbus. Through this analysis he proposes to the reader to abandon the concept of "discovery" for another that apprehends a rather greater suitable reality of the acts, that of an "invented" America. From back cover.
9786071603005 6071603005
America--Discovery and exploration.
America--History--Philosophy.
Electronic books.
E110 ebook
973.1
