Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- Introduction -- 'These warlike people' -- 'We see this country in the pure state of nature' -- 'They would speedily abandon the country' -- 'A valuable and beneficial article' -- 'A few blankets ... would greatly relieve their wants' -- 'The finest and noblest race of heathens' -- 'An incotrovertible right to their own soil' -- 'That innocent commerce' -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index
Summary
British imperial encounters with indigenous cultures created perceptions and stereotypes that still persist today. The initial creation of racial images in relation to violence had particular consequences for land ownership. Standfield examines these differences and how they occurred
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index
