The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasAn examination of the early contacts between explorers and Amerindians, the variety of societies in the New World, the development of European beliefs and attitudes towards Amerindians, the origins of the concept of l'homme sauvage, relations between Amerindians and the early colonists and missionaries, and the outcome of colonization of the New World. Focuses on France's particular experiences in exploration, trade, and colonization, especially in Brazil, Florida, and on the St. Lawrence. |
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... government was fifth : " They are entirely barbarous who live without any laws and without chiefs in times of peace , only accepting them during wars . ” On this point , however , d'Avity conceded that some New World peoples , such as ...
... government was fifth : " They are entirely barbarous who live without any laws and without chiefs in times of peace , only accepting them during wars . ” On this point , however , d'Avity conceded that some New World peoples , such as ...
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... government . " The Canaries had also been the subject of a papal grant . In 1454 Pope Nicholas V had given Portugal the right to possess non - Christian lands on the West Coast of Africa , and two years later Calixtus III granted to the ...
... government . " The Canaries had also been the subject of a papal grant . In 1454 Pope Nicholas V had given Portugal the right to possess non - Christian lands on the West Coast of Africa , and two years later Calixtus III granted to the ...
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... Government Printing Bureau , 1911 . Bissell , Benjamin H. The American Indian in English Literature of the Eighteenth Century . New Haven : Yale University Press , 1925 . Boas , George . Essays on Primitivism and Related Ideas in the ...
... Government Printing Bureau , 1911 . Bissell , Benjamin H. The American Indian in English Literature of the Eighteenth Century . New Haven : Yale University Press , 1925 . Boas , George . Essays on Primitivism and Related Ideas in the ...
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American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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