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Beyond 1492 : encounters in colonial North America / James Axtell.
In this provocative and timely collection of essays--five published for the first time--one of the most important ethnohistorians writing today, James Axtell, explores the key role of imagination both in our perception of strangers and in the writing of history. Coinciding with the 500thanniversary of Columbus's "discovery" of America, this collection covers a wide range of topics dealing with American history. Three essays view the invasion of North America from the perspective of the Indians, whose land it was. The very first meetings, he finds, were nearly always peaceful. Other essays d.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195068386
- ISBN: 0195080335
- ISBN: 0195359828
- ISBN: 1280526645
- ISBN: 6610526648
- ISBN: 9780195068382
- ISBN: 9780195080339
- ISBN: 9780195359824
- ISBN: 9780195359824
- ISBN: 9781280526640
- ISBN: 9786610526642
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 376 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:august.19 Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-364) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. History as Imagination -- Views from the Shore. 2. Imagining the Other: First Encounters in North America. 3. The Exploration of Norumbega: Native Perspectives. 4. Native Reactions to the Invasion of America -- Encounters Light and Dark. 5. The First Consumer Revolution. 6. Agents of Change: Jesuits in the Post-Columbian World. 7. Humor in Ethnohistory -- 1492 and Beyond. 8. Europeans, Indians, and the Age of Discovery in American History Textbooks. 9. The Columbian Mosaic in Colonial America. 10. Moral Reflections on the Columbian Legacy. 11. Beyond 1992. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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| Genre: | Electronic book. Electronic books. History. |
