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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... least - empire in the New World had been largely based on the conquest of high civilizations . There was also the fact that it simply never occurred to the French , any more than to any other European colonizing power , to question the ...
... least - empire in the New World had been largely based on the conquest of high civilizations . There was also the fact that it simply never occurred to the French , any more than to any other European colonizing power , to question the ...
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... least . European explorers and colonizers reported , with apparent surprise , that while Amerindians travelled much in their own countries they were not eager to go to Europe . Ribault had discovered this in “ La Floride ” when under ...
... least . European explorers and colonizers reported , with apparent surprise , that while Amerindians travelled much in their own countries they were not eager to go to Europe . Ribault had discovered this in “ La Floride ” when under ...
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... least as important as the development of tools in the rise of civilization ( " The Message of the Markings " ) . 34. Thwaites , ed . , JR 1 : 11,13 ; 3 : 193-97 ; 20:71 . For a Spanish view of this subject , see the letter of Friar ...
... least as important as the development of tools in the rise of civilization ( " The Message of the Markings " ) . 34. Thwaites , ed . , JR 1 : 11,13 ; 3 : 193-97 ; 20:71 . For a Spanish view of this subject , see the letter of Friar ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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