The Fall of Natural Man The American Indian and the Origins of Comparative Ethnology |
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| Author:
| Pagden, Anthony |
| Contribution by:
| Pupo-Walker, E.
Russell, P. E.
Pagden, A. R. D.
Klein, Herbert S. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-33704-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1987 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $75.95 |
Book Description:
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This is the first in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indians and their society. Between 1512 and 1724 a simple deterministic view of human society was replaced by a more sophisticated relativistic approach. The author uses new methods of technical analysis to examine four groups of writers who analysed the Indian culture.
This is the first in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indians and their society. Between 1512 and 1724 a simple deterministic view of human society was replaced by a more sophisticated relativistic approach. The author uses new methods of technical analysis to examine four groups of writers who analysed the Indian culture.