New Indians, old wars / Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.

Author/creator Cook-Lynn, Elizabeth
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 226 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Indians of North America--Historiography.
Indians, Treatment of--United States. --History.
Indians of North America--Public opinion.
Public opinion--United States.
United States--Race relations.
United States--Politics and government.

Contents Introduction -- To keep the plot moving -- An aside : how do we know about literary Indians? -- Warriors, still? -- The pitfalls of telling tribal histories : Lewis and Clark, colonial diaries, and fool soldiers -- Defensive, regulatory, and transformative functions of Indian studies -- The struggle for cultural heritage -- The ghosts of American history in art and literature -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226).
LCCN 2006100929
ISBN9780252031663 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0252031660 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E76.8.C66 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold