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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... referred to themselves as “ Mexica , " the form used here . The names of Capuchin missionaries present a special problem . Claude ( d'Abbeville ) was baptized Clement Foulon ; Claude is his religious name . “ D'Abbeville ” identifies ...
... referred to themselves as “ Mexica , " the form used here . The names of Capuchin missionaries present a special problem . Claude ( d'Abbeville ) was baptized Clement Foulon ; Claude is his religious name . “ D'Abbeville ” identifies ...
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... referred to nomadic hunters as selvagens , people whom the Spaniards usually called indios bravos . The French initially referred to New World men as hommes , gens , habitants , indigènes , or most likely , cannibales . The Germans ...
... referred to nomadic hunters as selvagens , people whom the Spaniards usually called indios bravos . The French initially referred to New World men as hommes , gens , habitants , indigènes , or most likely , cannibales . The Germans ...
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... referred to as a “ metropole . " 64 Even after the establishment of a permanent colony , Brest was listed as the principal town of Canada , as distinguished from New France , whose principal city was Quebec.65 In 1705 , the French ...
... referred to as a “ metropole . " 64 Even after the establishment of a permanent colony , Brest was listed as the principal town of Canada , as distinguished from New France , whose principal city was Quebec.65 In 1705 , the French ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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