| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Early American places
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Early American places.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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: Englishman in the wilderness -- Understanding cannibals: conclusions and questions. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cannibalism -- North Atlantic Region.
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Cannibalism. |
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North Atlantic Region. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Watson, Kelly L. Insatiable appetites 9780814763476 (DLC) 2014044420 (OCoLC)893452378 |
| ISBN |
9780814760499 (electronic book) |
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081476049X (electronic book) |
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9780814763476 |
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0814763472 |
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