The Americas that might have been : Native American social systems through time / Julian Granberry.

Author/creator Granberry, Julian
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2005.
Descriptionxiii, 204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Indians--First contact with other peoples.
Indigenous peoples--America. --Transatlantic influences.
Indians--Colonization.
America--Discovery and exploration.
America--Colonization.
Europe--Colonies. --America.

Contents Introduction : the whys and wherefores -- Men out of Asia -- America 1492 -- Native philosophies of life -- Unitary norms : the Asian perspective -- The dualistic view : the European norm -- The trinary compromise : the Near Eastern norm -- The empire of Tawantinsuyu -- The empire of the Méxica -- The Maya kingdoms -- The Mississippian cities and towns -- The Pueblo towns -- The Taíno kingdoms -- Hemispheric-internal relationships in the twenty-first century : the inner design -- Commerce and discovery of the old world -- International alliances and interaction in the twenty-first century : the outer scheme -- Epilogue: the first Baktun.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [181]-197) and index.
LCCN 2004019072
ISBN0817314571 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0817351825 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E59.F53 G73 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold