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 91
... regard was cultural conditioning , because of which the former maintained constant directional orientation in contrast to the latter , who did not . But to Europeans of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the Amerindian " sense of ...
... regard was cultural conditioning , because of which the former maintained constant directional orientation in contrast to the latter , who did not . But to Europeans of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the Amerindian " sense of ...
Page 97
... regard as indicating lack of order and subordination , was reflected in spiritual relationships . Just as each individual was autonomous in dealing with the material world , so it was up to each person to establish his own contacts with ...
... regard as indicating lack of order and subordination , was reflected in spiritual relationships . Just as each individual was autonomous in dealing with the material world , so it was up to each person to establish his own contacts with ...
Page 299
... regard this figure as being somehow derived from early 207 ) . reports of Amerindians . A recent edition of the memoir of 81. Le Dix - huitième tome du Mercure François , 59 . Nicolas Perrot , that of Editions Elysée , Montreal , 1973 ...
... regard this figure as being somehow derived from early 207 ) . reports of Amerindians . A recent edition of the memoir of 81. Le Dix - huitième tome du Mercure François , 59 . Nicolas Perrot , that of Editions Elysée , Montreal , 1973 ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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