The New World and the Changing Face of Europe

In making sense of the New World and its inhabitants, many European observers attributed considerable significance to the question of the beard. This essay shall argue that the discourse concerning the beard and its meanings that emerged as a result of the New World encounter may be discerned not on...

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Main Author: Horowitz, Elliott (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc. 1997
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1997, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 1181-1201
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