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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... Army officer Lahontan ( 1666 - c.1716 ) tersely corroborated this : “ Those who represent Savages as hairy as bears have never seen them ” ; but added to the confusion by referring to Amerindians on another occasion as “ real satyrs and ...
... Army officer Lahontan ( 1666 - c.1716 ) tersely corroborated this : “ Those who represent Savages as hairy as bears have never seen them ” ; but added to the confusion by referring to Amerindians on another occasion as “ real satyrs and ...
Page 82
... army of innumerable barbarians on the field of battle ? " 118 One of the ironies of the situation was that the Inca and Mexica both shared with Europeans the belief that their forebears had once lived as beasts , 119 and the Inca looked ...
... army of innumerable barbarians on the field of battle ? " 118 One of the ironies of the situation was that the Inca and Mexica both shared with Europeans the belief that their forebears had once lived as beasts , 119 and the Inca looked ...
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... army of two thousand to attack a palisaded village of the Fire Nation , taking several hundred captive ; they were reported to burn women prisoners as well as men . 146 Although the Neutral resembled the Huron in both language and ...
... army of two thousand to attack a palisaded village of the Fire Nation , taking several hundred captive ; they were reported to burn women prisoners as well as men . 146 Although the Neutral resembled the Huron in both language and ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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