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American Pentimento
Patricia Seed
其他書名
The Invention of Indians and the Pursuit of Riches
出版U of Minnesota Press, 2001
主題Social Science / Anthropology / CulturalHistory / Native AmericanHistory / WorldLaw / Land Use
ISBN08166376609780816637669
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=lFYIdw3kDr0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋"The modern regulations and pervading attitudes that control native rights in the Americas may appear unrelated to the European colonial rule, but traces of the colonizers' cultural, religious, and economic agendas remain. Patricia Seed likens this situation to a pentimento - a painting in which traces of older compositions become visible over time -and shows how the exploitation begun centuries ago continues today. Seed examines how the goals of European colonialist in the Americas. The English appropriated land, while the Spanish and Portuguese attempted to eliminate "barbarous" religious behavior and used indigenous labor to take mineral resources. Ultimately, each approach denied native people distinct aspects of their heritage. Seed argues that their differing effects persist, with natives in former English colonies fighting for land rights, while those in former Spanish and Portuguese colonies fight for human dignity." -- Book jacket.