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Book SynopsisBrian Fagan investigates the impact that European contact had on a number of societies around the world. Each case describes the pre-European culture, the short term impact of contact and the enduring changes caused by the clash of cultures.
Table of Contentschapter 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
