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American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World
David E. Stannard
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Description for American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World
Paperback. Arguing that the European and white American destruction of the native American people was the most massive act of genocide in the history of the world, Stannard attempts to set the records straight on what befell American Indians over the last five centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
David Stannard's book focuses on the larger social and cultural issues involved in the invasion of America by European nations. The first two chapters of the book describe the Americas prior to this invasion and detail the variety of rich cultures that existed then. Another chapter deals with the Spanish and Portuguese invasion of Central and South America and describes the devastation left inthe wake of these invasions. A fourth chapter describes the effects of English invaders in North America and of the further suppression of native peoples in American colonial times. In the final section, titles "Sex, Race, and ... Read more
David Stannard's book focuses on the larger social and cultural issues involved in the invasion of America by European nations. The first two chapters of the book describe the Americas prior to this invasion and detail the variety of rich cultures that existed then. Another chapter deals with the Spanish and Portuguese invasion of Central and South America and describes the devastation left inthe wake of these invasions. A fourth chapter describes the effects of English invaders in North America and of the further suppression of native peoples in American colonial times. In the final section, titles "Sex, Race, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
580g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195085570
SKU
V9780195085570
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About David E. Stannard
David E. Stannard is Professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaii. His previous books include Death in America, Shrinking History: On Freud and the Failure of Psychohistory, The Puritan Way of Death: A Study in Religion, Culture, and Social Change, and Before the Horror: The Population of Hawaii on the Eve of Western Contact.
Reviews for American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World
highly informative book Socialist Standard vivid and relentless ... meticulous analysis ... a devastating reassessment of the Conquest as nothing less than a holy war Kirkus Reviews