Moorings Portuguese expansion and the writing of Africa

Moorings : Portuguese expansion and the writing of Africa / Josiah Blackmore.

Author/creator	Blackmore, Josiah, 1959-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,
Description	xxiv, 203 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Africans in literature. Muslims in literature. Imperialism in literature. Historiography--Portugal --History --To 1500. Historiography--Portugal --History --16th century. Portuguese literature--History and criticism. Portugal--Colonies --Africa. Africa--Historiography. Africa--Description and travel. Africa--Foreign public opinion, Portuguese.

Contents	Introduction: Into Africa -- Encountering the African -- Some medieval formulations -- The African in-between -- Expansion and the contours of Africa -- Routes, histories, and chronicles -- Strangeness under the imperial sun -- Africa and the imagination -- The monster of melancholy -- Adamastor melancholicus -- The masculine ship -- The devil's map.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-195) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008032085
ISBN	0816648328 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780816648320 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0816648336 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780816648337 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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