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In Europe it was called the Age of Discovery. To the rest of the world, it often meant slavery, epidemic disease, cultural genocide, and wholesale social and economic changes. What happened in the period when Europe first came in contact with the rest of the world? In this new edition of Brian Fagan's Clash of Cultures, the best-selling author offers a series of fascinating cases on the impact of cultural contact, including cultures such as those of the Huron fur traders, South African Khoi Khoi, Tahitians, Japanese, and Aztecs. Each case provides a description of the pre-European culture, the short-term impacts of European contact, and long-term changes caused by the clash of two cultures. Fagan also explores the many advances in the general literature on this period such as the "people without history," world systems analysis, and the debate over Captain Cook. Ideal for courses in cultural anthropology, world history, historical archaeology, ethnic studies, or area studies, as well as for the general reader.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: specific events & topics

• Full title: Clash of Cultures
• Author: Brian Murray Fagan
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• EAN: 9780761991465
• ISBN: 0761991468
• ID: 04915229
• Publisher: AltaMira Press,U.S.
• Weight: 506 g
• Dimensions: 228 × 153 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. November 1997

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