The Jesuit Relations by Allan Greer
As a 73-volume library, the original The Jesuit Relations has long been inaccessible to undergraduate students. This new edition deftly binds them into a thematically arranged, 35-document sampler with a detailed introduction that provides background on these missionaries, the Indians, and their cohabitation in early North America.
'The Jesuit Relations are among the most scholarly sources for the study of early American history, and they're simply magic in the classroomGreer's thoughtful translations and his concise, well-informed introduction do justice to these remarkable documents. The gripping, vivid selections from the Relations will fully engage undergraduates, dissolve their stereotypes of both Indians and colonists, and allow them to gain a more nuanced view of life in early America.' - James D. Rice SUNY Plattsburgh 'Once again, Allan Greer has found an engaging way to draw students closer to the cultural encounters occurring in Northeastern North America during the early colonial period. His accessible translations of judiciously selected, generous samples from The Jesuit Relations will help ground fruitful class discussions ranging from the native social organization to the mental worlds of counter-reformation clergymen.' - Catherine Desbarats, McGill University 'The Jesuit Relations is an invaluable source for information about Native Americans in the seventeenth-century Northeast. And where the huge Thwaites edition was suited only to serious scholars, Allan Greer now makes The Relations accessible for modern students. His anthology conveys something of the history of New France, the remarkable zeal of the Jesuit missionaries, and the indigenous worldview of the Huron and Iroquois peoples. Teachers of colonial American history and literature will welcome this book.' - Gordon Sayre, University of Oregon 'Greer has successfully distilled the major themes of The Jesuit Relations into a high-readable volume for undergraduates. The selections present the missionary endeavour in colonial North America from Indian and European views and are sure to provoke classroom conversations on the nature and legacy of the European-Indian encounter.' - Timothy J. Shannon, Gettysburg College 'This is a slim volume well suited to use in the classroom.' - Sixteenth Century Journal
ALLAN GREER is professor of history and vice-principal of University College at the University of Toronto. The recipient of the John Porter Prize, the Prix Lionel-Groulx, the Sir John A. MacDonald Prize and the Allan Sharlin Prize, he is currently working on a book on the seventeenth-century Mohawk 'saint' Kateri Tekakwitha.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312167073 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312167075 |
| Title | The Jesuit Relations |
| Author | Allan Greer |
| Series | The Bedford Series In History And Culture |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | St Martin's Press |
| Year published | 2000-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 226 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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