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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... concerned , these statistics are misleading ; in all the literature , surprisingly little was written on the people of the Orient , whereas in that on the New World , a comparatively large amount of space was devoted to its peoples . 64 ...
... concerned , these statistics are misleading ; in all the literature , surprisingly little was written on the people of the Orient , whereas in that on the New World , a comparatively large amount of space was devoted to its peoples . 64 ...
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... concerned about winning the friendship of strangers . ” Still , Thevet tacitly admitted difficulties when he recommended the fortification of Assumption Island ( Anticosti ) “ to bridle the savages of Baccalaos and Norumbega ; Canadians ...
... concerned about winning the friendship of strangers . ” Still , Thevet tacitly admitted difficulties when he recommended the fortification of Assumption Island ( Anticosti ) “ to bridle the savages of Baccalaos and Norumbega ; Canadians ...
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Olive Patricia Dickason. seilles is suggested by an account that concerns the expenses of four Iroquois travelling from ... concerned.108 First of all , Amerindian delegates displayed a tendency to consider themselves as equal even to the ...
Olive Patricia Dickason. seilles is suggested by an account that concerns the expenses of four Iroquois travelling from ... concerned.108 First of all , Amerindian delegates displayed a tendency to consider themselves as equal even to the ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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