Clash of Cultures

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 "e;people without history,"e; 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.

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'sClash 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.

chapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments
chapter 2 Author's Note
chapter 3 Part I: The Age of Discovery
chapter 4 Prologue
chapter 5 The Khoi Khoi of the Cape of Good Hope
chapter 6 The Aztecs
chapter 7 The Consequences of the Spanish Conquest
chapter 8 The Land of the Rising Sun
chapter 9 Part II: Consequences
chapter 10 The Great Dying
chapter 11 Noble Savages: The Tahitians
chapter 12 The Van Diemeners
chapter 13 "The Noble Savage is a Dog!"
chapter 14 The Word of God
chapter 15 The Fuegians
chapter 16 Missionaries at the End of the Earth
chapter 17 Part III: Interconnectedness
chapter 18 Furs and Firearms: The Huron of Eastern Canada
chapter 19 Northwest Coast Indians
chapter 20 The Maori
chapter 21 The Colonization of New Zealand
chapter 22 The Legacy of Inequality
chapter 23 Guide to Sources
chapter 24 References
chapter 25 Index
chapter 26 About the Author