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The Children of Aataentsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 (Carleton Library Series)
Bruce G. Trigger
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Description for The Children of Aataentsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 (Carleton Library Series)
Paperback. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 960 pages, 51ill.37M. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Trigger's work integrates insights from archaeology, history, ethnology, linguistics, and geography. This wide knowledge allows him to show that, far from being a static prehistoric society quickly torn apart by European contact and the fur trade, almost every facet of Iroquoian culture had undergone significant change in the centuries preceding European contact. He argues convincingly that the European impact upon native cultures cannot be correctly assessed unless the nature and extent of precontact change is understood. His study not only stands Euro-American stereotypes and fictions on their heads, but forcefully and consistently interprets European and Indian actions, ... Read more
Trigger's work integrates insights from archaeology, history, ethnology, linguistics, and geography. This wide knowledge allows him to show that, far from being a static prehistoric society quickly torn apart by European contact and the fur trade, almost every facet of Iroquoian culture had undergone significant change in the centuries preceding European contact. He argues convincingly that the European impact upon native cultures cannot be correctly assessed unless the nature and extent of precontact change is understood. His study not only stands Euro-American stereotypes and fictions on their heads, but forcefully and consistently interprets European and Indian actions, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Series
Carleton Library Series
Condition
New
Weight
1281g
Number of Pages
960
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773506275
SKU
V9780773506275
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Reviews for The Children of Aataentsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 (Carleton Library Series)
Unforgettable drama and a fascinating disquisition on cultural adaptation ... a work of such historical imagination and literary quality that Trigger deserves to rank with Harold Innis, Northrop Frye, and Marshall McLuhan ... Boyce Richardson, Saturday Night. Indispensable reading for anyone interested in Amerindian or early Canadian history. Cornelius J. Jaenen, The Canadian Historical Review. ... Read more