{"product_id":"the-indies-of-the-setting-ricardo-padr-n-9780226455679","title":"The Indies of the Setting Sun: How Early Modern Spain Mapped the Far East as the Transpacific West","description":"\u003cb\u003ePadr reveals the evolution of Spain's imagining of the New World as a space in continuity with Asia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Narratives of Europe's westward expansion often tell of how the Americas came to be known as a distinct landmass, separate from Asia and uniquely positioned as new ground ripe for transatlantic colonialism. But this geographic vision of the Americas was not shared by all Europeans. While some imperialists imagined North and Central America as undiscovered land, the Spanish pushed to define the New World as part of a larger and eminently flexible geography that they called\u003ci\u003e las Indias\u003c\/i\u003e, and that by right, belonged to the Crown of Castile and Le. \u003ci\u003eLas Indias\u003c\/i\u003e included all of the New World as well as East and Southeast Asia, although Spain's understanding of the relationship between the two areas changed as the realities of the Pacific Rim came into sharper focus. At first, the Spanish insisted that North and Central America were an extension of the continent of Asia. Eventually, they came to understand East and Southeast Asia as a transpacific extension of their empire in America called \u003ci\u003elas Indias del poniente\u003c\/i\u003e, or the Indies of the Setting Sun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Indies of the Setting Sun\u003c\/i\u003e charts the Spanish vision of a transpacific imperial expanse, beginning with Balboa's discovery of the South Sea and ending almost a hundred years later with Spain's final push for control of the Pacific. Padr traces a series of attempts--both cartographic and discursive--to map the space from Mexico to Malacca, revealing the geopolitical imaginations at play in the quest for control of the New World and Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ricardo Padr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022645567X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226455679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021","brand":"Ricardo Padr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981508608255,"sku":"9780226455679","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_886db101-afd4-48ba-a48a-dc4b7e3d112f.jpg?v=1683255996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-indies-of-the-setting-ricardo-padr-n-9780226455679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}