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The Door of the Seas and Key to the Universe

The Door of the Seas and Key to the Universe Indian Politics and Imperial Rivalry in the Darién, 1640-1750

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Publisher's Synopsis

The European powers were forced to make the Kuna people of present-day Panama and Colombis an integral part of their calculus of empire. Yet the Kunas created new forms of leadership out of foreign contacts, enabling their own survival. Ignacio Gallup-Diaz tells their story.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780231122146
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 972.877802
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 363
Weight: 576g
Height: 236mm
Width: 167mm
Spine width: 25mm