A retired anthropologist attempts to explain the conquering of the New World, plunder of natural resources, and global imposition of Christianity to aliens who cannot fathom twenty-first-century Earth's homogeneous business structure
In 400 years "Euroman" made the world his own. Now the tables are turned. The year is 2020 A.D. and aliens have taken over the earth. Mary, an extra-terrestrial in the form of a computer, is interviewing the oldest living anthropologist, Dr. Peter Hermann. The invaders want to learn what they can about our now-vanishing culture. How did man become the dominant species? How did the subspecies, Euroman, become dominant over people of color? How did European expansionists drastically change the way of life of people everywhere? Once the super race, now we are the subjects of salvage ethnology-the study of a dying culture. Niehoff's trademark wit and wisdom elevate every page. Already in use in many high school and college classrooms, Takeover is a rare treat for the student and general reader alike.
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