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The Fall of Natural Man: The American Indian and the Origins of Comparative Ethnology
Anthony Pagden
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paperback. This title gives an interpretation of the reception of the new world by the old. It is an in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indian and his society. Key terms such as "barbarian", and "civil" are examined. Series Editor(s): Klein, Herbert S. Series: Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This book gives a new interpretation of the reception of the new world by the old. It is the first in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indian and his society. Between 1512 and 1724 a simple determinist view of human society was replaced by a more sophisticated relativist approach. Anthony Pagden uses new methods of technical analysis, already developed in philosophy and anthropology, to examine four groups of writers who analysed Indian culture: the sixteenth-century theologian, Francisco de Vitoria, and his followers; the 'champion of the Indians' Bartolomé de Las ... Read more
This book gives a new interpretation of the reception of the new world by the old. It is the first in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indian and his society. Between 1512 and 1724 a simple determinist view of human society was replaced by a more sophisticated relativist approach. Anthony Pagden uses new methods of technical analysis, already developed in philosophy and anthropology, to examine four groups of writers who analysed Indian culture: the sixteenth-century theologian, Francisco de Vitoria, and his followers; the 'champion of the Indians' Bartolomé de Las ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521337045
SKU
KSG0035605
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Reviews for The Fall of Natural Man: The American Indian and the Origins of Comparative Ethnology
'Pagden's subtle account … is a model for the history of anthropology altogether. It shows, too, how constant some of the subject's central conceptions have been over the succeeding four hundred years.' The London Review of Books ' … in the subtlety of its analysis and the richness of its detail The Fall of Natural Man surpasses all previous writings ... Read more