Beyond 1492 Encounters in Colonial North America

Name: Beyond 1492 Encounters in Colonial North America
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ISBN: 9780195080339

ISBN-10: 0195080335

ISBN-13: 9780195080339

Edition: 1992

Authors: James Axtell

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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 500th anniversary 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 perspectiveof the Indians, whose land it was. The very first meetings, he finds, were nearly always peaceful. Other essays describe native encounters with colonial traders--creating "the first consumer revolution"--and Jesuit…

Book details

List price: $88.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/17/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.27" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



History as Imagination


Views from the Shore



Imagining the Other: First Encounters in North America



The Exploration of Norumbega: Native Perspectives



Native Reactions to the Invasion of America


Encounters Light and Dark



The First Consumer Revolution



Agents of Change: Jesuits in the Post-Columbian World



Humor in Ethnohistory


1492 and Beyond



Europeans, Indians, and the Age of Discovery in American History Textbooks



The Columbian Mosaic in Colonial America



Moral Reflections on the Columbian Legacy



Beyond 1992


Notes


Index