The myth of the savage : and the beginnings of French colonialism in the Americas
An 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
Thesis, Dissertation, English, ©1984
University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, ©1984
dissertations
xvii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780888640369, 9780888642851, 0888640366, 0888642857
1015540861
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Université d'Ottawa, 1977