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The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701
Gilles Havard
其他書名
French-native Diplomacy in the Seventeenth Century
出版McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2001
主題History / GeneralHistory / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867)History / Europe / GeneralHistory / Europe / FranceHistory / Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasHistory / Modern / 18th CenturyPolitical Science / International Relations / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Anthropology / PhysicalSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Canadian StudiesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies
ISBN07735221909780773522190
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=YOQE3_sDJP0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The last decades of the seventeenth century were marked by persistent, bloody conflicts between the French and their Native allies on the one side and the Iroquois confederacy on the other. In the summer of 1701, 1,300 representatives of forty First Nations from the Maritimes to the Great Lakes and from James Bay to southern Illinois met with the French at Montreal. Elaborate, month-long ceremonies culminated in the signing of The Great Peace of Montreal, which effectively put an end to the Iroquois wars. In The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701 Gilles Havard brings to life the European and Native players who brought about this major feat of international diplomacy. He highlights the differing interests and strategies of the numerous First Nations involved while giving a dramatic account of the colourful conference. The treaty, Havard argues, was the culmination of the French colonial strategy of Native alliances and adaptation to Native political customs. It illustrates the extent of cultural interchange between the French and their Native allies and the crucial role the latter played in French conflicts with the Iroquois and the British. As we approach the 300th anniversary of the treaty's signing in August 1701, Gilles Havard emphasizes its contemporary significance: in signing a treaty with forty separate parties the French recognized the independent sovereignty of every First Nation. This translation is significantly revised and updated from the original French publication of 1992.