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Sovereignty Matters: Locations of Contestation and Possibility in Indigenous Struggles for Self-Determination
Barker
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Description for Sovereignty Matters: Locations of Contestation and Possibility in Indigenous Struggles for Self-Determination
Paperback. Investigates the multiple perspectives that exist within indigenous communities regarding the significance of sovereignty as a category of intellectual, political, and cultural work. This book explores the role of sovereignty in fueling cultural memory, theories of history and change, spiritual connections to the land, and repatriation efforts. Editor(s): Barker, Joanne. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Sovereignty Matters investigates the multiple perspectives that exist within indigenous communities regarding the significance of sovereignty as a category of intellectual, political, and cultural work. Much scholarship to date has treated sovereignty in geographical and political matters solely in terms of relationships between indigenous groups and their colonial states or with a bias toward American contexts. This groundbreaking anthology of essays by indigenous peoples from the Americas and the Pacific offers multiple perspectives on the significance of sovereignty. The noted Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred provides a landmark essay on the philosophical foundations of sovereignty and the need for the decolonization of ... Read more
Sovereignty Matters investigates the multiple perspectives that exist within indigenous communities regarding the significance of sovereignty as a category of intellectual, political, and cultural work. Much scholarship to date has treated sovereignty in geographical and political matters solely in terms of relationships between indigenous groups and their colonial states or with a bias toward American contexts. This groundbreaking anthology of essays by indigenous peoples from the Americas and the Pacific offers multiple perspectives on the significance of sovereignty. The noted Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred provides a landmark essay on the philosophical foundations of sovereignty and the need for the decolonization of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803262515
SKU
V9780803262515
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About Barker
Joanne Barker (Lenape) is an assistant professor of American Indian studies at San Francisco State University. Her work has appeared in Cultural Studies, Wicazo Sa Review, Inscriptions, and This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation.
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