Cultures in Conflict: Encounters Between European and Non-European Cultures, 1492 - 1800 (Revised)

by Urs Bitterli

Book Overview

Many histories of exploration are written from the viewpoint of the explorers. This book focuses instead on the cultural encounters between European explorers and non-European people, reconstructing the experiences of both sides. The result is a work of comparative cultural history, ranging from North America to the South Pacific, and from the voyages of Columbus to those of Captain Cook.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745611575
• ISBN13: 9780745611570
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Tells important stories from the perspective of the "losers"

Examples: William Penn's dream of a safe haven for religious tolerance vs. the perspective of the Native Americans already in Pennsylvania, who were always "looking east." What really happened to James Cook at Kealakekua Bay, and why.