Invasion of America

Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Del i serien Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press

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Beskrivning

This title revisits the history of American colonization. In this iconoclastic book, Francis Jennings recasts the story of American colonization as a territorial invasion. The traditional history of early America paints the colonies as a transplantation of European culture to a new continent - a 'virgin land' in which Native Americans were assigned the role of foil whose main contribution was to stimulate the energy and ingenuity of European dispossessors. Jennings rejects this ideology and examines the relationships between Europeans and Indians from a far more critical point of view. Shorn of old mythology and rationalizations, Puritan actions are seen in the cold light of material interest and naked expansion.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-02-28
Mått:152 x 228 x 19 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Antal sidor:392
Förlag:The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN:9780807871447

Utforska kategorier

Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Francis Jennings (1918-2000) was director of the D'Arcy McNickle Center for the American Indian at Chicago's Newberry Library. His many other books include Empire of Fortune: Crowns, Colonies, and Tribes in the Seven Years War in America and The Creation of America: Through Revolution to Empire.

Recensioner i media

"The Invasion of America launched the first major salvo against the provincialism of early American historiography, and the book's urgency, insights, and trenchant critiques endure. Jennings shook the foundations of American historical inquiry to its core, exposing the centrality of settler colonialism in the making of New England. Generations remain indebted to his bold and relentless claims." - Ned Blackhawk, Yale University"