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Author:

Gerassi-Navarro, Nina.

Title:

Pirate novels : fictions of nation building in Spanish America / Nina Gerassi-Navarro.

Publisher:

Duke University Press,

Copyright Date:

1999

Description:

x, 251 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Spanish American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Historical fiction, Spanish American--History and criticism.
Pirates in literature.
Nationalism and literature--Latin America.
Historia y crítica.--Siglo XIX--Historia y crítica.
América Latina.--América Latina.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-235) and index.

Contents:

Piracy in Spanish America: a history -- The sea monsters of the colonial era -- Defining national identities through piracy -- Nation building and the historical novel -- The force of melodrama.

ISBN:

9780822323600 (alk. paper)
0822323605 (alk. paper)
9780822323938 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0822323931 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)41017559

LCCN:

99025491

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)