The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the Americas

by Olive Patricia Dickason

Book Overview

A classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888640366
• ISBN13: 9780888640369
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 7.5"