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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Page 35
... practical . Small villages were established and slowly grew into large towns . In the words of cosmographer Sebastian Münster ( 1489-1552 ) , who borrowed heavily from Boem , “ Thus little by little , the people shed their barbarism and ...
... practical . Small villages were established and slowly grew into large towns . In the words of cosmographer Sebastian Münster ( 1489-1552 ) , who borrowed heavily from Boem , “ Thus little by little , the people shed their barbarism and ...
Page 125
... practical matters as the selection of colonists , ocean crossings , and adaptations to strange and often unforeseen conditions . As Spain moved to exploit its sudden access to dazzling sources of wealth , France was by no means ...
... practical matters as the selection of colonists , ocean crossings , and adaptations to strange and often unforeseen conditions . As Spain moved to exploit its sudden access to dazzling sources of wealth , France was by no means ...
Page 277
... practical politics demanded that Frenchmen adapt to the ways of the Amerindians.13 In the pull and haul of these processes , a few French began to appreciate that Amerindians had a civilization of their own ; but such an appreciation ...
... practical politics demanded that Frenchmen adapt to the ways of the Amerindians.13 In the pull and haul of these processes , a few French began to appreciate that Amerindians had a civilization of their own ; but such an appreciation ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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