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White People, Indians, and Highlanders: Tribal People and Colonial Encounters in Scotland and America
Colin Calloway
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Description for White People, Indians, and Highlanders: Tribal People and Colonial Encounters in Scotland and America
Paperback. A comparative approach to the American Indians and Scottish Highlanders, this book examines the experiences of clans and tribal societies, which underwent parallel experiences on the peripheries of Britain's empire in Britain, the United States, and Canada. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
In nineteenth century paintings, the proud Indian warrior and the Scottish Highland chief appear in similar ways--colorful and wild, righteous and warlike, the last of their kind. Earlier accounts depict both as barbarians, lacking in culture and in need of civilization. By the nineteenth century, intermarriage and cultural contact between the two--described during the Seven Years' War as cousins--was such that Cree, Mohawk, Cherokee, and Salish were often spoken with Gaelic accents. In this imaginative work of imperial and tribal history, Colin Calloway examines why these two seemingly wildly disparate groups appear to have so much in common. ... Read more
In nineteenth century paintings, the proud Indian warrior and the Scottish Highland chief appear in similar ways--colorful and wild, righteous and warlike, the last of their kind. Earlier accounts depict both as barbarians, lacking in culture and in need of civilization. By the nineteenth century, intermarriage and cultural contact between the two--described during the Seven Years' War as cousins--was such that Cree, Mohawk, Cherokee, and Salish were often spoken with Gaelic accents. In this imaginative work of imperial and tribal history, Colin Calloway examines why these two seemingly wildly disparate groups appear to have so much in common. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
642g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199737826
SKU
V9780199737826
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Ref
99-26
About Colin Calloway
John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History and Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College. Author of The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America (OUP, 2006); One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West Before Lewis and Clark (University of Nebraska Press, 2003; winner of six 'best book' awards); First Peoples: A Documentary Survey of ... Read more
Reviews for White People, Indians, and Highlanders: Tribal People and Colonial Encounters in Scotland and America
Brilliant and sometimes personal meditations on empire, heritage, and identity.
Christina Snyder, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Calloway's book makes for thought-provoking reading for all students and scholars interested in the cultural impact of imperial expansion.
Troy Bickham, The American Historical Review
Satisfying as a rigorous treatment of a historical question hitherto approached only in piecemeal manner, ... Read more
Christina Snyder, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Calloway's book makes for thought-provoking reading for all students and scholars interested in the cultural impact of imperial expansion.
Troy Bickham, The American Historical Review
Satisfying as a rigorous treatment of a historical question hitherto approached only in piecemeal manner, ... Read more