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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... position , for he had written , “ all the people of the world are men ; and there is only one definition for each and every man , that he is rational . " 6 Alexander may have been encouraged by the first reports of Columbus , who felt ...
... position , for he had written , “ all the people of the world are men ; and there is only one definition for each and every man , that he is rational . " 6 Alexander may have been encouraged by the first reports of Columbus , who felt ...
Page 119
... position continued to be listed but not filled . 158 As with the Huron , these offices were hereditary within the clans , although the actual person who succeeded to a vacant post was named by the clan mother acting on the advice of ...
... position continued to be listed but not filled . 158 As with the Huron , these offices were hereditary within the clans , although the actual person who succeeded to a vacant post was named by the clan mother acting on the advice of ...
Page 130
... position on the bulls of demarcation , Spanish imperial claims , and the rights of Amerindians . He agreed with Major that the validity of the bulls was restricted by the fact that “ the Pope has no civil or temporal dominion over the ...
... position on the bulls of demarcation , Spanish imperial claims , and the rights of Amerindians . He agreed with Major that the validity of the bulls was restricted by the fact that “ the Pope has no civil or temporal dominion over the ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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