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The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other is a book by Tzvetan Todorov first published in 1982, detailing Spanish colonials' contact with natives upon the discovery of the Americas. Todorov analyzes texts and arguments from Spanish figures such as Pedro de Valdivia and Francisco de Vitoria. Todorov argues that the latter "demolishes the contemporary justifications of the wars waged in America, but nonetheless conceives that 'just wars' are possible," to make the Spanish "not only subject to the decision but also its judge, since it is they who select the criteria according to which the judgment will be delivered; they decide, for instance, that human sacrifice is the consequence of tyranny, but massacre is not."

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  • La Conquête de l'Amérique : La Question de l'autre est un livre de Tzvetan Todorov publié en 1982. L'ouvrage se propose d'analyser la rencontre du « Je » avec l'« Autre » à travers l'étude de la découverte de l'Amérique (en réalité, la Mésoamérique) par Christophe Colomb et de sa conquête par les Conquistadors espagnols. Moraliste plutôt qu'historien, Todorov cherche à comprendre comment il convient de se comporter à l'égard d'autrui. À travers l'évocation de la Conquista, l'auteur en arrive à la conclusion que la connaissance de soi passe par la découverte de l'autre et que la différence que révèle l'altérité doit être vécue dans l'égalité. (fr)
  • The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other is a book by Tzvetan Todorov first published in 1982, detailing Spanish colonials' contact with natives upon the discovery of the Americas. Todorov analyzes texts and arguments from Spanish figures such as Pedro de Valdivia and Francisco de Vitoria. Todorov argues that the latter "demolishes the contemporary justifications of the wars waged in America, but nonetheless conceives that 'just wars' are possible," to make the Spanish "not only subject to the decision but also its judge, since it is they who select the criteria according to which the judgment will be delivered; they decide, for instance, that human sacrifice is the consequence of tyranny, but massacre is not." In his 1992 book The Apotheosis of Captain Cook (which deals with a similar theme of initial contact between Western and indigenous cultures), Princeton anthropology professor Gananath Obeyesekere describes The Conquest of America as "one of the most provocative books of our time." At the same time, Obeyesekere critiques several of the approaches taken by Todorov, specifically the latter's reliance on Spanish conquistador sources that are themselves responsible for generating stereotypical views of the "Otherness" of the native population—stereotypes that Todorov set out to counter. Todorov's book was translated from French into English by Richard Howard. (en)
  • La conquista dell'America. Il problema dell'«altro» è un libro del filosofo Cvetan Todorov del 1984 edito da Einaudi, uscito in Francia nel 1982 col titolo La conquête de l'Amérique. La question de l'autre. Tratta del rapporto con l'altro analizzando gli avvenimenti storici avvenuti durante la Conquista del Messico. Todorov osserva come durante le varie fasi della conquista si verifichino due comportamenti: o gli indigeni sono identificati come diversi, ma in tal caso inferiori e quindi adatti ad essere conquistati e sfruttati; oppure essi sono riconosciuti come uguali ed in tal caso devono essere assimilati alla cultura spagnola. In ogni caso, il comportamento degli spagnoli in questo frangente, ma in generale di tutti gli europei nella conquista dell'America, è stato tale da portare sempre alla distruzione della cultura indigena. Quetzalcoatl e Tezcatlipoca (it)
  • A conquista da América: a questão do outro (título original: La Conquetê de L’Amerique: La Question de L’Autre) é um livro escrito por Tzvetan Todorov em 1982. Nessa obra, o autor discute como foi possível a conquista da América (principalmente a região do Caribe e do México, conhecida como Mesoamérica) pelos espanhóis no século XVI a partir do conceito de alteridade. (pt)
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  • La Conquête de l'Amérique : La Question de l'autre est un livre de Tzvetan Todorov publié en 1982. L'ouvrage se propose d'analyser la rencontre du « Je » avec l'« Autre » à travers l'étude de la découverte de l'Amérique (en réalité, la Mésoamérique) par Christophe Colomb et de sa conquête par les Conquistadors espagnols. Moraliste plutôt qu'historien, Todorov cherche à comprendre comment il convient de se comporter à l'égard d'autrui. À travers l'évocation de la Conquista, l'auteur en arrive à la conclusion que la connaissance de soi passe par la découverte de l'autre et que la différence que révèle l'altérité doit être vécue dans l'égalité. (fr)
  • A conquista da América: a questão do outro (título original: La Conquetê de L’Amerique: La Question de L’Autre) é um livro escrito por Tzvetan Todorov em 1982. Nessa obra, o autor discute como foi possível a conquista da América (principalmente a região do Caribe e do México, conhecida como Mesoamérica) pelos espanhóis no século XVI a partir do conceito de alteridade. (pt)
  • The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other is a book by Tzvetan Todorov first published in 1982, detailing Spanish colonials' contact with natives upon the discovery of the Americas. Todorov analyzes texts and arguments from Spanish figures such as Pedro de Valdivia and Francisco de Vitoria. Todorov argues that the latter "demolishes the contemporary justifications of the wars waged in America, but nonetheless conceives that 'just wars' are possible," to make the Spanish "not only subject to the decision but also its judge, since it is they who select the criteria according to which the judgment will be delivered; they decide, for instance, that human sacrifice is the consequence of tyranny, but massacre is not." (en)
  • La conquista dell'America. Il problema dell'«altro» è un libro del filosofo Cvetan Todorov del 1984 edito da Einaudi, uscito in Francia nel 1982 col titolo La conquête de l'Amérique. La question de l'autre. Quetzalcoatl e Tezcatlipoca (it)
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  • La Conquête de l'Amérique : La Question de l'autre (fr)
  • La conquista dell'America. Il problema dell'altro (it)
  • The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other (en)
  • A Conquista da América: a Questão do Outro (pt)
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