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Clash of Cultures
Brian M. Fagan
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Description for Clash of Cultures
Hardback. Brian Fagan investigates the impact that European contact had on a number of societies around the world. Each case describes the pre-European culture, the short term impact of contact and the enduring changes caused by the clash of cultures. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
In Europe it was called the Age of Discovery. To the rest of the world, it often meant slavery, epidemic disease, cultural genocide, and wholesale social and economic changes. What happened in the period when Europe first came in contact with the rest of the world? In this new edition of Brian Fagan's Clash of Cultures, the best-selling author offers a series of fascinating cases on the impact of cultural contact, including cultures such as those of the Huron fur traders, South African Khoi Khoi, Tahitians, Japanese, and Aztecs. Each case provides a description of the pre-European culture, the short-term ... Read more
In Europe it was called the Age of Discovery. To the rest of the world, it often meant slavery, epidemic disease, cultural genocide, and wholesale social and economic changes. What happened in the period when Europe first came in contact with the rest of the world? In this new edition of Brian Fagan's Clash of Cultures, the best-selling author offers a series of fascinating cases on the impact of cultural contact, including cultures such as those of the Huron fur traders, South African Khoi Khoi, Tahitians, Japanese, and Aztecs. Each case provides a description of the pre-European culture, the short-term ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780761991458
SKU
V9780761991458
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About Brian M. Fagan
Brian Fagan is professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a well-known writer and lecturer on archaeology. He has written several widely used textbooks, and a number of popular books.
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