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They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. Examining navigation and shipbuilding; cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans;... [ More...]
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Drawing on a wide variety of source, Axtell explores the cultural adjustments that occurred when white Europeans met and attempted to 'civilize' the native Americans.
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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... [ More...]
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List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsNote on Editions and TranslationsIntroduction: The Unrequitedness of Conquest1. The Columbian First Person2. "For Love of Pau-Brasil": Objectification in Colonial Brazil3. Love Poetry in the World4. The Imperial Sidney5.... [ More...]
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Over twenty years ago when he was running for President, John Kennedy published a book called Profiles in Courage. He was interested in conventional heroes, principled and dedicated, who devoted themselves to holding "the ship of State to its true... [ More...]
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Within the chronological framework of implantation, maturity, and transition, "Atlantic American Societies" traces the history of European expansion in the Americas. Suggesting a shift in the traditional analysis of history away from nationally defined... [ More...]
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Using a broad comparative approach combined with a refreshing theoretical diversity, this volume employs a wide range of case studies to address the importance of the community (as opposed to the individual household, or the larger polity) in understanding... [ More...]
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This is an authoritative, one-stop resource for essential information on the exploration of North America, from pre-Columbian explorers to polar expeditions in the 20th century.
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Columbus is the first blazing star in a constellation of explorers whose right to claim and conquer each new land mass they encountered was absolutely unquestioned by their countrymen. Columbus and the Ends of the Earth brings to life the system of... [ More...]
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