Beyond 1492: Encounters in Colonial North America - Couverture souple

Axtell, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195080335 ISBN 13 : 9780195080339

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This is the third collection of essays by James Axtell, probably the most important ethnohistorian (dealing with American Indians and their relationship to white America) who is writing today.

The new volume covers a wide range of topics dealing with American history, mainly in the 16th and 17th centuries. Axtell is concerned not only with the situation of American Indians, both before and after European colonization, but as well with the effect Indians had on the white immigrants and how the latter reacted. The 11 essay topics for the new volume are History as Imagination; First Encounters in North America; The Exploration of Norumbega; Native Reactions to the Invasion of America; The First Consumer Revolution; Jesuits in the Post-Columbian World; Humor in Ethnohistory; Europeans, Indians, and the Age of Discovery in American History Textbooks; The Columbian Mosaic in Colonial History; Moral Reflections on the Columbian Legacy; Beyond 1992.

Much of the book focuses on the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, which will be observed in October 1992, with reflections on many aspects and ramifications of this event. The book will be published simultaneously with the observances in 1992.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"Those who want a readable and informed introduction to some of the concerns of contemporary Encounter historians, this is a good place to begin."--The New York Review of Books

"A most admirable and valuable addition to my supplementary required reading for my survey course in American history to 1865."--William M. Neil, Indiana University Northwest

"Axtell has the rare ability to write about the European presence in America without the hand-wringing of the Left or the clenched fist of the Right. The eleven essays here...are fresh, engrossing, challenging, and entertaining."--Virginia Quarterly Review

"A wonderful volume."--Elizabeth Parent, San Francisco State University

"A series of exceptionally fine essays."--The Louisville Courier-Journal

"Balanced, insightful, and full of provocative interpretations. Its ethnic sensitivity is never strident politicization of any issue, but cautious, informed scholarship."--Brian E. Strayer, Andrews University

"At last a rational approach to a passionate subject! Beyond 1492 is 'must' reading for those teachers too busy to sort out all of the considerations involved but who have, nevertheless, the ability to understand and appreciate from their own knowledge the cogent arguments presented and discuss them intelligently with students at all levels."--Edward V. Richards, Bob Jones University

"Excellent--all the way through."--Joseph V. Ellis, Trenton State College

"Informative and most interesting in its exploration of the Indians' experiences in early cultural encounters."--Carter Jones Meyer, Ramapo College, Mahway, New Jersey

"An excellent text for classroom use....very accessible for students."--Michael Goldberg, Univ. of Washington, Bothell

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 writing of history. Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of Columbus's "discovery" of America, this collection covers a wide range of topics dealing with American history. Three essays view the invasion of North America from the perspective of the Indians, whose land it was. The very first meetings, he finds, were nearly always peaceful. Other essays describe native encounters with colonial traders--creating "the first consumer revolution"--and Jesuit missionaries in Canada and Mexico. Despite the tragedy of many of the encounters, Axtell also finds that there was much humor in Indian-European negotiations over peace, sex, and war. In the final section he conducts searching analyses of how college textbooks treat the initial century of American history, how America's human face changed from all brown in 1492 to predominantly white and black by 1792, and how we handled moral questions during the Quincentenary. He concludes with an extensive review of the Quincentenary scholarship--books, films, TV, and museum exhibits--and suggestions for how we can assimilate what we have learned.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195080335
• ISBN 13: 9780195080339
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 402
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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