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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... means realized these ideals . But one opinion , at least , became unanimous for all practical purposes - the characterization of Amerindians as savages . While this study is primarily concerned with the French experience , non - French ...
... means realized these ideals . But one opinion , at least , became unanimous for all practical purposes - the characterization of Amerindians as savages . While this study is primarily concerned with the French experience , non - French ...
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... mean ? How did it differ from civility ? A modern French definition of the word “ sauvage , ” that of Larousse , says that among other things it means not cultivated , tamed , or domesticated ; that which frightens easily . Applied to ...
... mean ? How did it differ from civility ? A modern French definition of the word “ sauvage , ” that of Larousse , says that among other things it means not cultivated , tamed , or domesticated ; that which frightens easily . Applied to ...
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... means of subsistence . For the hunters and gatherers , seventeenth - century observers unanimously reported fish as a principal means of subsistence , although moose – “ very large stags like horses ” 12 – bear , beaver , and caribou ...
... means of subsistence . For the hunters and gatherers , seventeenth - century observers unanimously reported fish as a principal means of subsistence , although moose – “ very large stags like horses ” 12 – bear , beaver , and caribou ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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