The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasA classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism. |
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Page 144
... Amerindians.16 More subtle minds tried to find evidence that the further north , the lighter were Amerindians.17 When that turned out not to be the case , they theorized that perhaps the cold , because of its intensity , could turn ...
... Amerindians.16 More subtle minds tried to find evidence that the further north , the lighter were Amerindians.17 When that turned out not to be the case , they theorized that perhaps the cold , because of its intensity , could turn ...
Page 202
... Amerindian as that in these matters they did not take the natives into account : in the European - style communities they sought to erect , there was no place for Amerindians or for their particular fund of knowledge . 97 This attitude ...
... Amerindian as that in these matters they did not take the natives into account : in the European - style communities they sought to erect , there was no place for Amerindians or for their particular fund of knowledge . 97 This attitude ...
Page 367
... Amerindians , 134 , 253 Cicero , Marcus Tullius , 29 , 31 " civilization ” in Old and New Worlds , 37-38 , 43 , 226-29 clan systems of Amerindians , 96-97 , 113-14 , 119-20 Claude ( d'Abbeville ) , 58 , 145 , 213 , 214–15 , 217 , 220 ...
... Amerindians , 134 , 253 Cicero , Marcus Tullius , 29 , 31 " civilization ” in Old and New Worlds , 37-38 , 43 , 226-29 clan systems of Amerindians , 96-97 , 113-14 , 119-20 Claude ( d'Abbeville ) , 58 , 145 , 213 , 214–15 , 217 , 220 ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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