Cannibal Encounters Europeans and Island Caribs, 1492-1763 |
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| Author:
| Boucher, Philip P. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-9099-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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Philip Boucher analyzes the images--and the realities--of European relations with the people known as Island Caribs during the first three centuries after Columbus. Based on literary sources, travelers' observations, and missionary accounts, as well as on French and English colonial archives and administrative correspondence, Cannibal Encounters ......
Philip Boucher analyzes the images--and the realities--of European relations with the people known as Island Caribs during the first three centuries after Columbus. Based on literary sources, travelers' observations, and missionary accounts, as well as on French and English colonial archives and administrative correspondence, Cannibal Encounters ......