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Author:

Perdue, Theda, 1949-

Title:

North American Indians : a very short introduction / Theda Perdue and Michael D. Green.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xvi, 144 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.

Subject:

Indians of North America--History.

Other Authors:

Green, Michael D., 1941-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index.

Contents:

Native America -- The European Invasion -- Indians in the East -- Indians in the West -- Assimilation and allotment -- Political Sovereignty and Economic Autonomy -- Cultural Sovereignty.

Summary:

"This book begins with the emergence of peoples in North America and traces their stories to the beginning of the early twentieth-first century. The narrative rests on the premise that indigenous nations retain sovereign rights, and it explores the ways in which contests over those rights shaped their histories"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Very short introductions

ISBN:

0195307542 (paper : alk. paper)
9780195307542 (paper : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2010010247

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)