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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... reason . 17 La Croix wrote , “ I rank with beasts those savage peoples who do not use reason . " 18 Oviedo's view of the mindless savage was equally unflattering : “ The bones of their heads are so hard , so strong and thick , that the ...
... reason . 17 La Croix wrote , “ I rank with beasts those savage peoples who do not use reason . " 18 Oviedo's view of the mindless savage was equally unflattering : “ The bones of their heads are so hard , so strong and thick , that the ...
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... reason or even retrogression that made them savages , but rather that they were not like Europeans . To d'Avity , the non - use of reason was the most important of five “ degrees of brutality . " 22 By using the term “ degrees ” he ...
... reason or even retrogression that made them savages , but rather that they were not like Europeans . To d'Avity , the non - use of reason was the most important of five “ degrees of brutality . " 22 By using the term “ degrees ” he ...
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Olive Patricia Dickason. village.20 The reason usually given for this practice , that the soil was exhausted after ... reasons they have for painting themselves , -especially for a temporary purpose , -are certainly not barbarous . This ...
Olive Patricia Dickason. village.20 The reason usually given for this practice , that the soil was exhausted after ... reasons they have for painting themselves , -especially for a temporary purpose , -are certainly not barbarous . This ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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