The Fall of Natural Man: The American Indian and the Origins of Comparative Ethnology (Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies)

The Fall of Natural Man: The American Indian and the Origins of Comparative Ethnology (Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies)

by Anthony Pagden (Author)

Synopsis

This title gives an interpretation of the reception of the new world by the old. It is an in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indian and his society. Key terms such as "barbarian", and "civil" are examined.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 284
Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed., Repr. with Corrections and Additions
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09 Apr 1987

ISBN 10: 0521337046
ISBN 13: 9780521337045