New World Babel Languages and Nations in Early America |
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Author:
| Gray, Edward G. |
Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-60344-5 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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New World Babel is an innovative cultural and intellectual history of the languages spoken by the native peoples of North America from the earliest era of European conquest through the beginning of the nineteenth century. By focusing on different aspects of the Euro-American response to indigenous speech, Edward Gray illuminates the ways in which E
New World Babel is an innovative cultural and intellectual history of the languages spoken by the native peoples of North America from the earliest era of European conquest through the beginning of the nineteenth century. By focusing on different aspects of the Euro-American response to indigenous speech, Edward Gray illuminates the ways in which E