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Author Bitterli, Urs.

Title Cultures in conflict : encounters between European and non-European cultures, 1492-1800 / Urs Bitterli ; translated by Ritchie Robertson.

Publication Info. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1989.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  940 B624C    Check Shelf
Description 215 pages ; 24 cm
Note Translation of: Alte Welt, neue Welt.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Types of cultural encounter : contacts, collisions and relationships -- System of limited contacts : the Portuguese in Africa and Asia -- Cultural collision : the Spaniards on Hispaniola -- Missionary work as a cultural relationship : the French in Canada -- Cultural relationship as "Holy Experiment" : the English in Pennsylvania -- "Controlled relationship" : the Europeans in China -- Cultural contact as a scientific challenge : the English and French in the South Seas.
Subject Culture conflict.
Europe -- Relations -- Foreign countries.
Europe -- Civilization -- Foreign influences.
ISBN 0804721769 paperback
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