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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... complete absence of a sense of morality when persons do not cover even their shameful parts . " 30 In fact , held d'Avity , it was a sense of shame that distinguished men from animals . His fourth level concerned types of habitation ...
... complete absence of a sense of morality when persons do not cover even their shameful parts . " 30 In fact , held d'Avity , it was a sense of shame that distinguished men from animals . His fourth level concerned types of habitation ...
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... complete liberty without religion . " The land impressed Verrazzano , who compared it to the “ wild wasteland of Scythia , ” adding that in his opinion , “ it was not without some propperties of value , since all the hills showed signs ...
... complete liberty without religion . " The land impressed Verrazzano , who compared it to the “ wild wasteland of Scythia , ” adding that in his opinion , “ it was not without some propperties of value , since all the hills showed signs ...
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... Complete Works of Montaigne . Doesborch , c . 1508–11 . Translated by Donald M. Frame . Stanford , Calif .: Stanford University Press , 1957 . Ogilby , John . America : being the latest and most accurate description of the New World ...
... Complete Works of Montaigne . Doesborch , c . 1508–11 . Translated by Donald M. Frame . Stanford , Calif .: Stanford University Press , 1957 . Ogilby , John . America : being the latest and most accurate description of the New World ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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