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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... 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 societies . Most Amerindians who followed the practice ...
... 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 societies . Most Amerindians who followed the practice ...
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... administration rather than in learning about New World people as such . Spanish imperial considerations reinforced a penchant for secrecy ; this , combined with strong doubts as to the advisability of publicizing pagan customs and ...
... administration rather than in learning about New World people as such . Spanish imperial considerations reinforced a penchant for secrecy ; this , combined with strong doubts as to the advisability of publicizing pagan customs and ...
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... administration concerning Canada , The West Indies , and - . “ The Institutionalization of cathartic and control Louisiana prior to 1791. New York : New York Public strategies in Iroquois religious psychotherapy . " In Marvin K. Library ...
... administration concerning Canada , The West Indies , and - . “ The Institutionalization of cathartic and control Louisiana prior to 1791. New York : New York Public strategies in Iroquois religious psychotherapy . " In Marvin K. Library ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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