Beyond 1492: Encounters in Colonial North America

by James Axtell

Book Overview

In this provocative and timely collection of essays--five published for the first time--one of the most important ethnohistorians writing today, James Axtell, explores the key role of imagination both in our perception of strangers and in the writing of history. Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of Columbus's "discovery" of America, this collection covers a wide range of topics dealing with American history. Three essays view the invasion of North...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195080335
• ISBN13: 9780195080339
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.2"