New worlds for all : Indians, Europeans, and the remaking of early America / Colin G. Calloway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Calloway, Colin G. (Colin Gordon), 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conquerors.

History.

North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

North America.

Conquerors--North America--History.

Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Physical Description:

xxi, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Johns Hopkins Paperbacks edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.

Summary:

Calloway reminds us that neither Indians nor Colonists were a monolithic group resulting in a more nuanced appreciation for the complexity of cultural relationships in Colonial America. He provides an essential starting point for studying the interaction of Europeans and Indians in early American life.

Contents:

Introduction : the kaleidoscope of early America

1. Imaging and creating a new world

2. Healing and disease

3. The stuff of life

4. A world of dreams and bibles

5. New world warfare and a new world of war

6. New world diplomacy and new world foreign policies

7. New nomads and true nomads

8. Crossing and merging frontiers

9. New peoples and new societies

Conclusion : new Americans and first Americans.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-217) and index.

Local Notes:

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Hackney.

ISBN:

080185959X

9780801859595

OCLC:

38876940