Savagism and civilization : a study of the Indian and the American mind /

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First published in 1953, revised in 1964, and presented here with a new foreword by Arnold Krupat and new postscript by the author, Roy Harvey Pearce's Savagism and Civilization is a classic in the genre of history of ideas. Examining the political pamphlets, missionaries' reports, anthrop...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pearce, Roy Harvey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1988.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation.
Indians in literature.
Indians of North America > Public opinion.
Public opinion > United States.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
HISTORY > Native American.
Indians in literature
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation
Indians of North America > Public opinion
Public opinion
Cultuur.
Indianen.
Bekering.
Assimilatie (sociologie)
United States
Noord-Amerika.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword / Krupat, Arnold
  • Preface
  • Part 1: Antecedents And Origins, 1609-1777
  • I. Spirituals And Temporals: The Indian In Colonial Civilization
  • Part 2: The Life And Death Of The American Savage, 1777-1851
  • II. A Melancholy Fact: The Indian In American Life
  • III. Character And Circumstance: The Idea Of Savagism
  • IV. The Zero Of Human Society: The Idea Of The Savage
  • V. An Impassable Gulf: The Social And Historical Image
  • VI. The Virtues Of Nature: The Image In Drama And Poetry
  • VII. Red Gifts And White: The Image In Fiction
  • Part 3: Afterthoughts, 1851-
  • VIII. After A Century Of Dishonor: The Idea Of Civilization
  • Postscript
  • Index

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