Of cannibals and kings : primal anthropology in the Americas / Neil L. Whitehead.
| Author/creator | Whitehead, Neil L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011. |
| Description | xii, 136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Latin American originals ; v. 7 Latin American originals ; v. 7. ^A768712 |
| Contents | The letter, and extracts from the journal of Columbus's first voyage to America (1492) -- The report of Diego Chanca on Columbus's second voyage to America (1494) -- Writings of Friar Roman on the antiquities of the Indians, which he collected on request of the admiral with diligence, as a man who knows their language (ca. 1498) -- The deposition of Rodrigo Figueroa on the Islands of the Barbarous Caribes (1520) -- An account of the Provinces of the Aruacas by Rodrigo de Navarrete (ca. 1550). |
| Abstract | "Translations of the earliest accounts, from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, of the native peoples of the Americas, including Columbus's descriptions of his first voyage. Documents the emergence of a primal anthropology and how Spanish ethnological classifications were integral to colonial discovery, occupation, and conquest"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-137) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011015423 |
| ISBN | 9780271037998 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0271037997 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | E59.F53 W55 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |