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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... the Jesuits were having trouble protecting their mission Amerindians from depredations.45 Indeed , the more firmly European powers became established in the New World , the less was their inclination to recognize aboriginal rights .
... the Jesuits were having trouble protecting their mission Amerindians from depredations.45 Indeed , the more firmly European powers became established in the New World , the less was their inclination to recognize aboriginal rights .
Page 149
By early in the century , rations on French ships were more or less standardized . For a four - month voyage , these were calculated at the rate of one and a half pounds of biscuit per man per day ( the biscuit of Dieppe being ...
By early in the century , rations on French ships were more or less standardized . For a four - month voyage , these were calculated at the rate of one and a half pounds of biscuit per man per day ( the biscuit of Dieppe being ...
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Andreas Cesalpinus ( 1519-1603 ) was of the opinion that bezoars from the New World were less efficacious than those of Persia and the Orient ( Thorndike , History of Magic 6 : 275 , 335 ) . This was also the opinion of Acosta ...
Andreas Cesalpinus ( 1519-1603 ) was of the opinion that bezoars from the New World were less efficacious than those of Persia and the Orient ( Thorndike , History of Magic 6 : 275 , 335 ) . This was also the opinion of Acosta ...
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Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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| Title | The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the Americas |
| Author | Olive Patricia Dickason |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0888640366, 9780888640369 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Canada / General Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
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