{"product_id":"la-florida-viviana-daz-balsera-9780813062037","title":"La Florida: Five Hundred Years of Hispanic Presence","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommemorating Juan Ponce de Le's landfall on the Atlantic coast of Florida, this ambitious volume explores five centuries of Hispanic presence in the New World peninsula, reflecting on the breadth and depth of encounters between the different lands and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors, leading experts in a range of fields, begin with an examination of the first and second Spanish periods. This was a time when La Florida was an elusive possession that the Spaniards were never able to completely secure; but Spanish influence would nonetheless leave an indelible mark on the land. In the second half of this volume, the essays highlight the Hispanic cultural legacy, politics, and history of modern Florida and expand on Florida's role as a modern transatlantic cross roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelding history, literature, anthropology, music, culture, and sociology, \u003ci\u003eLa Florida\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique presentation of the Hispanic roots that run deep in Florida's past and present and will assuredly shape its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Viviana D僘z Balsera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813062039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813062037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.74d","brand":"Viviana D僘z Balsera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926382182655,"sku":"9780813062037","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5b9d0444-ca05-4e8c-a287-2e2bd173d766.jpg?v=1681082768","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-florida-viviana-daz-balsera-9780813062037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}