The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807871447)

In this iconoclastic book, Francis Jennings recasts the story of American colonization as a territorial invasion. The traditional history of early America paints the colonies as a transplantation of European culture to a new continent--a "virgin land" in which Native Americans were assigned the role of foil whose main contribution was to stimulate the energy and ingenuity of European dispossessors. Jennings rejects this ideology and examines the relationships between Europeans and Indians from a far more critical point of view. Shorn of old mythology and rationalizations, Puritan actions are seen in the cold light of material interest and naked expansion.

Author: Francis Jennings
ISBN-10: 0807871443
ISBN-13: 9780807871447
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2010
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d