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The Fall of Natural Man: The American Indian and the Origins of Comparative Ethnology - Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies
Anthony Pagden
The Fall of Natural Man: The American Indian and the Origins of Comparative Ethnology - Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies
Anthony Pagden
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.
284 pages, bibliography, index
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 9, 1987 |
ISBN13 | 9780521337045 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 284 |
Dimensions | 229 × 155 × 20 mm · 434 g |
Language | English |
Series Editor | Klein, Herbert S. |
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