| Description |
xii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Early American places |
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Early American places.
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| Note |
Originally published in paperback in 2017. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index. |
| Contents |
Inventing cannibals: classical and medieval traditions -- Discovering cannibals: Europeans, Caribs, and Arawaks in the Caribbean -- Conquering cannibals: Spaniards, Mayas, and Aztecs in Mexico -- Converting cannibals: Jesuits and Iroquois in New France -- Living with cannibals: Englishmen and the wilderness -- Understanding cannibals: conclusions and questions. |
| Summary |
"In this comparative history of cross-cultural encounters in the early North Atlantic world, Kelly L. Watson argues that the persistent rumours of cannibalism surrounding Native Americans served a specific and practical purpose for European settlers. As they forged new identities and found ways to not only subdue but also co-exist with native peoples, the cannibal narrative helped to establish hierarchical categories of European superiority and Native inferiority upon which imperial power in the Americas was predicated."--Cover. |
| Subject |
Cannibalism -- North Atlantic Region.
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North Atlantic Region -- History.
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Cannibalism. (OCoLC)fst00845849
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North Atlantic Region. (OCoLC)fst01242478
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
1479877654 |
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9781479877652 |
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