Cannibal Encounters - Europeans and Island Caribs, 14921763

Informationen zum Autor Philip P. Boucher is Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and author of France and the American Tropics to 1700: Tropics of Discontent? also published by Johns Hopkins. Klappentext Philip Boucher analyzes the images-and the realities-of European relations with the people known as Island Caribs during the first three centuries after Columbus. Based on literary sources, travelers' observations, and missionary accounts, as well as on French and English colonial archives and administrative correspondence, Cannibal Encounters offers a vivid portrait of a troubled chapter in the history of European-Amerindian relations. Zusammenfassung Based on literary sources! travelers' observations! and missionary accounts! as well as on French and English colonial archives and administrative correspondence! Cannibal Encounters offers a vivid portrait of a troubled chapter in the history of European-Amerindian relations.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Philip P. Boucher, Philip P. (Distinguished Professor of His Boucher, Philip P. (Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus Boucher, Boucher Philip P.
• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 20.07.2009
• EAN: 9780801890994
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-9099-4
• Seiten: 232
• Serien: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlan; Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture; Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlan
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Caribbean islands, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599