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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... savage who could be either noble or debased , but who in any event was not civilized . Such achievements as the city - states of Mexico , Central America , or Peru were either overlooked or else were dismissed as be- ing , at best ...
... savage who could be either noble or debased , but who in any event was not civilized . Such achievements as the city - states of Mexico , Central America , or Peru were either overlooked or else were dismissed as be- ing , at best ...
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... savage as a man without regular habitation , without religion , law , or civility . Nearly all of America , he said , had been found peopled with savages , most of whom were cannibals . He added , " the Savages go naked and are shaggy ...
... savage as a man without regular habitation , without religion , law , or civility . Nearly all of America , he said , had been found peopled with savages , most of whom were cannibals . He added , " the Savages go naked and are shaggy ...
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... savage was represented during these two cen- turies as living in the " infancy of nature " or , more ideally , in a Golden Age , that concept from classical antiquity that had never ceased to haunt Europeans ' minds . " They are , in ...
... savage was represented during these two cen- turies as living in the " infancy of nature " or , more ideally , in a Golden Age , that concept from classical antiquity that had never ceased to haunt Europeans ' minds . " They are , in ...
Contents
American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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