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 111
... territory . 121 This resulted in greater uniformity of language and culture among the Huron than was the case among ... territories . The new location , besides having soil suitable for Huron agriculture and providing a plentiful supply ...
... territory . 121 This resulted in greater uniformity of language and culture among the Huron than was the case among ... territories . The new location , besides having soil suitable for Huron agriculture and providing a plentiful supply ...
Page 129
... territory from one pole to another , as it is enough for 50 Christian kings . " 15 An anonymous pamphleteer ... territories already discovered , not to unknown lands , he formally inaugurated Franco - Spanish rivalry in the New World by ...
... territory from one pole to another , as it is enough for 50 Christian kings . " 15 An anonymous pamphleteer ... territories already discovered , not to unknown lands , he formally inaugurated Franco - Spanish rivalry in the New World by ...
Page 139
... territory to their own subjects . As they saw it , they also had the right to claim vast stretches of territory that in the European sense were not occupied at all , but were “ ranged ” rather than settled by their nomadic inhabitants ...
... territory to their own subjects . As they saw it , they also had the right to claim vast stretches of territory that in the European sense were not occupied at all , but were “ ranged ” rather than settled by their nomadic inhabitants ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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