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Notes from a Miner's Canary
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Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
The title of this lively collection of Jace Weaver's essays comes from Felix Cohen, the great authority on American Indian law: 'The Indian plays much the same role in our American society that the Jews played in Germany. Like the miner's canary, the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poisonous gas in our political atmosphere; and our treatment of Indians, even more than our treatment of other minorities, marks the rise and fall of our democratic faith.' But the book goes far beyond the subject of law. The wide range of cultural references shows why the author is ... Read more
The title of this lively collection of Jace Weaver's essays comes from Felix Cohen, the great authority on American Indian law: 'The Indian plays much the same role in our American society that the Jews played in Germany. Like the miner's canary, the Indian marks the shift from fresh air to poisonous gas in our political atmosphere; and our treatment of Indians, even more than our treatment of other minorities, marks the rise and fall of our democratic faith.' But the book goes far beyond the subject of law. The wide range of cultural references shows why the author is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826348746
SKU
V9780826348746
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About
Jace Weaver is professor of religion and director of the Institute of Native American Studies, University of Georgia. He is also the author of That the People Might Live: Native American Literatures and Native American Community. Craig Womack is associate professor of English at the University of Oklahoma and author of Drowning in Fire and Red on Red: Native American ... Read more
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