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Author:

Lahti, Janne.

Title:

Cultural construction of empire : the U.S. Army in Arizona and New Mexico / Janne Lahti.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xi, 344 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Arizona.--History, Military--19th century.
New Mexico--History, Military--19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life--Arizona.
Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico.
Imperialism--History--Arizona--History--19th century.
Imperialism--History--New Mexico--History--19th century.
United States.--Army--History--19th century.
Military dependents--Arizona--History--19th century.
Military dependents--New Mexico--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : a colonizer community in the borderlands -- From Apacheria to American Southwest -- Journey to the "outside" -- The place facing colonialism -- Apaches in white army minds -- Army village as middle-class living space -- Manual labor and leisure -- Colonized labor -- Conclusion : an empire.

ISBN:

0803232527 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780803232525 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)785862598

LCCN:

2012023629

Locations:

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