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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... believed in comfortable one . Jean de Léry reported immortality of the soul , and that not all the supernatural beings they from Brazil that devils could attack believed in could be classed as devils . And had not Cicero written that ...
... believed in comfortable one . Jean de Léry reported immortality of the soul , and that not all the supernatural beings they from Brazil that devils could attack believed in could be classed as devils . And had not Cicero written that ...
Page 125
... believed to be at the center of the natural order of the earth and God at the center of the universe . These interlocking parts of the Great Chain of Being , in which rank and order were accorded overriding importance , were believed to ...
... believed to be at the center of the natural order of the earth and God at the center of the universe . These interlocking parts of the Great Chain of Being , in which rank and order were accorded overriding importance , were believed to ...
Page 241
... believed that colonies could be established by using people who for one reason or another were having difficulties in the Old World . Perhaps he shared something of both opinions , as he was evidently a pragmatist . De Monts's project ...
... believed that colonies could be established by using people who for one reason or another were having difficulties in the Old World . Perhaps he shared something of both opinions , as he was evidently a pragmatist . De Monts's project ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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