Abstract
Discusses the discovery of indigenous nobility as mentioned by Alexis de Tocqueville and Adelbert von Chamisso in their discourses. Construction of affinities with the natives; Tocqueville and Chamisso as representatives of early nineteenth-century liberalism; Mediating between the value of civilization and the vitality of indigenous culture; Ideas on democracy and capitalism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 746-766 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | American Historical Review |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 1994 |
Keywords
- INDIGENOUS peoples
- TOCQUEVILLE, Alexis de, 1805-1859
- CHAMISSO, Adelbert von, 1781-1838