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This is the first in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indians and their society. Between 1512 and 1724 a simple deterministic view of human society was replaced by a more sophisticated relativistic approach. The author uses new methods of technical analysis to examine four groups of writers who analysed the Indian culture.Pagden, Anthony is the author of 'Fall of Natural Man' with ISBN 9780521222020 and ISBN 0521222028.
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