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 126
... claims in the New World , in return for Spain's promise to evangelize , smacked more of imperial opportunism than of acknowledged papal supremacy . In the realm of practical politics , however , it powerfully reinforced the New World claims ...
... claims in the New World , in return for Spain's promise to evangelize , smacked more of imperial opportunism than of acknowledged papal supremacy . In the realm of practical politics , however , it powerfully reinforced the New World claims ...
Page 129
... claims of others . " 17 Even missionaries joined the chorus . Le Jeune , recently arrived as Superior of the Jesuits in Quebec in 1632 , wondered if the French alone of all nations of the earth were to be deprived of expanding in the ...
... claims of others . " 17 Even missionaries joined the chorus . Le Jeune , recently arrived as Superior of the Jesuits in Quebec in 1632 , wondered if the French alone of all nations of the earth were to be deprived of expanding in the ...
Page 139
... claims , a reluctant move that had received its initial impetus from the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. In the Treaty of Vervins , Philip II and Henry IV agreed upon a ligne d'amitié ( line of friendship ) drawn north of the ...
... claims , a reluctant move that had received its initial impetus from the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. In the Treaty of Vervins , Philip II and Henry IV agreed upon a ligne d'amitié ( line of friendship ) drawn north of the ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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