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American Indian Activism: ALCATRAZ TO THE LONGEST WALK
Penny Johnson
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Description for American Indian Activism: ALCATRAZ TO THE LONGEST WALK
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Troy R.; Nagel, Joane; Champagne, Duane. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
The American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island was the catalyst for a more generalized movement in which Native Americans from across the country have sought redress of grievances, attempting to right the many wrongs committed against them.
In this volume, some of the dominant scholars in the field chronicle and analyze Native American activism of the 1960s and 1970s. Much of what is included here began as a special issue of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal; the introduction has been extensively modified and one chapter deleted. Importantly, the new first chapter provides extended background and historical analysis ... Read more
The American Indian occupation of Alcatraz Island was the catalyst for a more generalized movement in which Native Americans from across the country have sought redress of grievances, attempting to right the many wrongs committed against them.
In this volume, some of the dominant scholars in the field chronicle and analyze Native American activism of the 1960s and 1970s. Much of what is included here began as a special issue of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal; the introduction has been extensively modified and one chapter deleted. Importantly, the new first chapter provides extended background and historical analysis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252066535
SKU
V9780252066535
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About Penny Johnson
Troy Johnson, an associate professor in the American Indian Studies Program at California State University, Long Beach, is the author of The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Indian Self-Determination and the Rise of Indian Activism.Joane Nagel, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Kansas, is the author of American Indian Ethnic Renewal: Red Power and the ... Read more
Reviews for American Indian Activism: ALCATRAZ TO THE LONGEST WALK
"The leadership, theories, and commitment that have fueled the continuing Native Nations' struggles for survival and sovereignty were midwived during the nearly two-year liberation of the island of Alcatraz. Essential reading!"
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, California State University, Hayward
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, California State University, Hayward