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Linking Arms Together: American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and Peace, 1600-1800
Jr. Robert A. Williams
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Description for Linking Arms Together: American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and Peace, 1600-1800
Paperback. This readable, yet sophisticated, survey of treaty-making, details how Indians tried to forge a new society with whites on the frontier. The author argues that Native Americans were active participants in shaping the US's legal culture. Num Pages: 204 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; GTJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFC; JFSL9; LBBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
This readable yet sophisticated survey of treaty-making between Native and European Americans before 1800, recovers a deeper understanding of how Indians tried to forge a new society with whites on the multicultural frontiers of North America-an understanding that may enlighten our own task of protecting Native American rights and imagining racial justice.
This readable yet sophisticated survey of treaty-making between Native and European Americans before 1800, recovers a deeper understanding of how Indians tried to forge a new society with whites on the multicultural frontiers of North America-an understanding that may enlighten our own task of protecting Native American rights and imagining racial justice.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
280g
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415925778
SKU
V9780415925778
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About Jr. Robert A. Williams
Robert A. Williams, Jr., is Professor of Law and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. A member of the Lumbee Indian tribe of North Carolina, he is author of the award-winning The American Indian in Western LegalThought (1990).
Reviews for Linking Arms Together: American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and Peace, 1600-1800
"Linking Arms Together is a small book with a large message. Investigating Native American treaty negotiations with European colonists, Robert Williams, Jr., has found in that diplomatic culture certain habits of thought that helped natives and newcomers, in their better moments, find common ground, and a common humanity. His exploration of that long-ago world when diverse peoples struggled to get ... Read more