Cannibal Encounters: Europeans and Island Caribs, 1492–1763Winner of the French Colonial Historical Society's Alf Andrew Heggoy Book Prize Philip Boucher analyzes the images—and the realities—of European relations with the people known as Island Caribs during the first three centuries after Columbus. Based on literary sources, travelers' observations, and missionary accounts, as well as on French and English colonial archives and administrative correspondence, Cannibal Encounters offers a vivid portrait of a troubled chapter in the history of European-Amerindian relations. |
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... Europeans would fear encounters with them . ) What is clear about the issue of cannibalism is that , starting with Colum- bus and the Spaniards , Europeans leveled grossly distorted charges of man - eating against potentially enslavable ...
... Europeans would fear encounters with them . ) What is clear about the issue of cannibalism is that , starting with Colum- bus and the Spaniards , Europeans leveled grossly distorted charges of man - eating against potentially enslavable ...
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... Europeans who wrote of the Island Caribs could boast of lengthy living experiences among them . Nevertheless , on the following question European texts do shed some light . Were Island Carib responses to European colonization determined ...
... Europeans who wrote of the Island Caribs could boast of lengthy living experiences among them . Nevertheless , on the following question European texts do shed some light . Were Island Carib responses to European colonization determined ...
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... Europeans possessed significant infor- mation and misinformation - about these " cannibals . " In Europe , the literary elite became familiar with Hispanic tales of horror about fierce man - eating opponents of European imperialism . To ...
... Europeans possessed significant infor- mation and misinformation - about these " cannibals . " In Europe , the literary elite became familiar with Hispanic tales of horror about fierce man - eating opponents of European imperialism . To ...
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Europeans and Island Caribs in | 13 |
EuroCarib Relations during | 31 |
The Island Carib Struggle | 61 |
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