Screen LibraryAn infinity of nations : how the native new world shaped early north america /
An Infinity of Nations tells the story of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America, focusing in particular on the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains.
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University of Pennsylvania Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, Pa. : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2012] ©2012 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Early american studies
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http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812205176 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9780812205176.jpg |
| Summary: |
An Infinity of Nations tells the story of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America, focusing in particular on the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (456 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | 10 illus. |
| ISBN: | 9780812205176 |
| Index Number: | E91 |
| CLC: | K710.8 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue. The Long Invisibility of the Native New World -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Place and Belonging in Native North America -- Chapter 2. The Rituals of Possession and the Problems of Nation -- Chapter 3. The Rebirth of Native Power and Identity -- Chapter 4. European Interlopers and the Politics of the Native New World -- Chapter 5. An Anishinaabe Warrior s World -- Chapter 6. The Great Peace and Unraveling Alliances -- Chapter 7. The Counterfactual History of Indian Assimilation -- Epilogue. Louis Riel, Native Founding Father -- Glossary of Native Terms -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments. |