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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Europeans regarded it as a necessary practice for the administration of justice , using fear to inspire respect for state authority , in the belief that it was the most effective way of controlling certain elements within their own ...
Europeans regarded it as a necessary practice for the administration of justice , using fear to inspire respect for state authority , in the belief that it was the most effective way of controlling certain elements within their own ...
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Much was done by the Spaniards ; but their interest was in conquest and administration rather than in learning about New World people as such . Spanish imperial considerations reinforced a penchant for secrecy ; this , combined with ...
Much was done by the Spaniards ; but their interest was in conquest and administration rather than in learning about New World people as such . Spanish imperial considerations reinforced a penchant for secrecy ; this , combined with ...
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Acts of French New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1970 . royal administration concerning Canada , The West Indies , and - . “ The Institutionalization of cathartic and control Louisiana prior to 1791. New York : New York Public strategies in ...
Acts of French New York : Alfred A. Knopf , 1970 . royal administration concerning Canada , The West Indies , and - . “ The Institutionalization of cathartic and control Louisiana prior to 1791. New York : New York Public strategies in ...
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Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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| Title | The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the Americas |
| Author | Olive Patricia Dickason |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0888640366, 9780888640369 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Canada / General Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
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