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 257
... Jesuits were speaking of the ease with which the missionaries were expounding the truths of the faith , " which at the beginning seemed to us most difficult to explain . ” Eventually missionaries were able to improve greatly the ...
... Jesuits were speaking of the ease with which the missionaries were expounding the truths of the faith , " which at the beginning seemed to us most difficult to explain . ” Eventually missionaries were able to improve greatly the ...
Page 258
... Jesuits returned immediately ; the Recollets were not allowed back until 1670. The Jesuits lost no time in reopening the abandoned school at Notre Dame des Anges . But in five years ' time it was closed again , for want of pupils , and ...
... Jesuits returned immediately ; the Recollets were not allowed back until 1670. The Jesuits lost no time in reopening the abandoned school at Notre Dame des Anges . But in five years ' time it was closed again , for want of pupils , and ...
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... Jesuits , a move the ethics of which have been questioned . 100 But the idea of reducing nomadism did not die , particularly as the Jesuits had become convinced that the failure was caused by the attempt to settle Amerindians next to ...
... Jesuits , a move the ethics of which have been questioned . 100 But the idea of reducing nomadism did not die , particularly as the Jesuits had become convinced that the failure was caused by the attempt to settle Amerindians next to ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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