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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... published in Latin as well as in an astonishing array of vernacular languages . The example of Columbus's letter , at the beginning of Chapter 1 , could be extended to much of the published writing on exploration . In this connection ...
... published in Latin as well as in an astonishing array of vernacular languages . The example of Columbus's letter , at the beginning of Chapter 1 , could be extended to much of the published writing on exploration . In this connection ...
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... published in its original Spanish in Barcelona in April . Latin versions appeared in Rome , Antwerp , Basel , and Paris that same year . Because of the international standing of Latin at the time , these versions can be presumed to have ...
... published in its original Spanish in Barcelona in April . Latin versions appeared in Rome , Antwerp , Basel , and Paris that same year . Because of the international standing of Latin at the time , these versions can be presumed to have ...
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Olive Patricia Dickason. 3 In this woodcut , of the earliest and most widely published representations of Amerindians , the subjects have the air of classical Romans . This illustration by Johann Froschauer was first published in a ...
Olive Patricia Dickason. 3 In this woodcut , of the earliest and most widely published representations of Amerindians , the subjects have the air of classical Romans . This illustration by Johann Froschauer was first published in a ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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