Tensions of modernity las Casas and his legacy in the French Enlightenment / Daniel R. Brunstetter.

Contents Modernity and the other: a story of inequality -- Locating the other in the political debates of early modernity -- Thinking and rethinking the equality of the other: Vitoria, Sepúlveda and the true barbarians -- Las Casas and the other: the tension between equality and cultural othercide -- From the civilizing mission to irreconcilable alterity: the changing perception of the Indians in the French Enlightenment -- The other side of modernity: legitimizing the transition from cultural othercide to physical othercide -- Looking to the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011049884
ISBN9780415527842 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN9780203114315 (ebk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Electronic Resources Access Content Online ✔ Available