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Beyond 1492 : encounters in colonial North America /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1992.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 376 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-364) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195359828 9780195359824 9780195080339 0195080335 9780195068382 0195068386 1280526645 9781280526640 9786610526642 6610526648 |