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Native American Studies
Clara Sue Kidwell
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Description for Native American Studies
Hardback. This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways of understanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts. Series: Introducing Ethnic Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways of understanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts. The book covers the key issues of: * The intimate relationship of culture to land. * The nature of cultural contact and conflict in the period after European contact. * The unique relationship that Native communities have with the United States government. * The significance of language. * The vitality of contemporary cultures and the variety of artistic styles, from literature and poetry to painting and sculpture to performance arts. This thematic approach places history, culture and intellectual production in the ... Read more
This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways of understanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts. The book covers the key issues of: * The intimate relationship of culture to land. * The nature of cultural contact and conflict in the period after European contact. * The unique relationship that Native communities have with the United States government. * The significance of language. * The vitality of contemporary cultures and the variety of artistic styles, from literature and poetry to painting and sculpture to performance arts. This thematic approach places history, culture and intellectual production in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Series
Introducing Ethnic Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748618606
SKU
V9780748618606
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About Clara Sue Kidwell
Clara Sue Kidwell is Director of the Native American Studies program and Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. Alan Velie is David Ross Boyd Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma. Author of several books including American Indian Literature (The University of Oklahoma Press, 1979; revd edn, 1991) and Native American Perspectives on Literature and History ... Read more
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