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The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest is a historical account of American colonization by European powers. This 1975 book challenged previous historical narratives, providing a new perspective. It was written by Francis Jennings. In the book he emphasizes the importance of the displacement of Native Americans by European colonists. Also, it was considered a significant revision of traditional interpretations of Puritan history. The book was co-published by The University of North Carolina Press and Omohundro Institute of Early American History. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Synopsis[edit]

Jennings says that our words shape how we think and what we know. Over time, conquest has shaped our language to focus more on winning rather than pursuing knowledge or gaining understanding.[2]

Retrospective[edit]

Ten years after this book was published, J. Frederick Fausz, writing for The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography offers the following perspective. To paraphrase, he says that in the 1970s, historian Francis Jennings offered a new perspective on European colonization of America.[7] He argued that the conventional historical narrative often downplayed the violent aspects of European arrival toward indigenous populations. Jennings' work emphasized the impact of colonization on Native Americans and helped shift the focus of historical study to include their experiences.[7] Fausz also says that yhis new revisionist approach challenged beliefs and perceptions about how English and Native American groups interacted in the past and present. It uses different fields of study to give us a more detailed picture of what happened, instead of just saying the English conquered everyone. This new way of studying history also gives credit to Native Americans for their role in shaping America.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lurie, Nancy Oestreich (1976). "Laundered Colonial Linen". Reviews in American History. 4 (3): 365–371. doi:10.2307/2701451. JSTOR 2701451.
  2. ^ a b Salisbury, Neal (1976). "Reviewed work: The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest, Francis Jennings". The New England Quarterly. 49 (1): 158–161. doi:10.2307/364579. JSTOR 364579. Salisbury quotes the book's author, who wrote: "The very words used to express thought give it shape and direction as well as symbolic substance, and the words evolved from centuries of conquest have been created for the purposes of conquest rather than knowledge."
  3. ^ Jacobs, Wilbur R. (1976). "Reviewed work: The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest, Francis Jennings". Ethnohistory. 23 (1): 82–84. doi:10.2307/481062. JSTOR 481062.
  4. ^ Pennington, Loren E. (1977). "Reviewed work: The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest, Francis Jennings". The Historian. 39 (3): 567–568. JSTOR 24444617.
  5. ^ Roeber, A. G. (1978). "Reviewed work: The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest, Francis Jennings". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 9 (2): 368–371. doi:10.2307/203250. JSTOR 203250.
  6. ^ Stevens, Michael E. (1975). "Reviewed work: The Invasion of America: Indians, Colonialism, and the Cant of Conquest, Francis Jennings". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 59 (2): 146–148. JSTOR 4635031.
  7. ^ a b c Fausz, J. Frederick (1987). "The Invasion of Virginia. Indians, Colonialism, and the Conquest of Cant: A Review Essay on Anglo-Indian Relations in the Chesapeake". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 95 (2): 133–156. JSTOR 4248939.

Futher reading[edit]

  • Fischer, Kirsten (2002). "In Retrospect: The Career of Francis Jennings". Reviews in American History. 30 (4): 517–529. doi:10.1353/rah.2002.0072. JSTOR 30031317.
  • Schaaf, Gregory (1986). "Reviewed work: The Ambiguous Iroquois Empire: The Covenant Chain Confederation of Indian Tribes with English Colonies from Its Beginnings to the Lancaster Treaty of 1744, Francis Jennings". Pacific Historical Review. 55 (1): 111–112. doi:10.2307/3639120. JSTOR 3639120.</ref>

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