The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest by Francis Jennings
In this iconoclastic book, Francis Jennings recasts the story of American colonization as a territorial invasion. The traditional history of early America paints the colonies as a transplantation of European culture to a new continent--a virgin land in which Native Americans were assigned the role of foil whose main contribution was to stimulate the energy and ingenuity of European dispossessors. Jennings rejects this ideology and examines the relationships between Europeans and Indians from a far more critical point of view. Shorn of old mythology and rationalizations, Puritan actions are seen in the cold light of material interest and naked expansion.
Jennings, Francis: - Francis Jennings (1918-2000) was director of the D'Arcy McNickle Center for the American Indian at Chicago's Newberry Library. His many other books include Empire of Fortune: Crowns, Colonies, and Tribes in the Seven Years War in America and The Creation of America: Through Revolution to Empire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393008302 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393008304 |
| Title | The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest |
| Author | Francis Jennings |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 1976-10-17 |
| Number of pages | 382 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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