Colonial Encounters in a Native American Landscape: The Spanish and Dutch in North America

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Nan Rothschild examines the process of colonialism in two separate areas of 17th century North America seeking to answer several key questions: Where doid each group live vis-a-vis the other? How entangled were their respective material cultures? How did these situations change over time? What was the nature and extent of their economic relationships? She points out that colonialism has been greatly understudied| is highly variable| and that the comparison of different case studies can bring new understanding to the details of each case and to understanding variation in colonial processes at large. The book transcends simple comparisons because of its strong grounding in the theoretical literature of colonialism. many that are only available in unpublished reports| site files| and archives. Using a framework that considers landscapes| goods| labour| exchange| and identity| Rothschild’s approach provides a breadth to the comparison that underscores similarities and differences.