The People: A History of Native America, Volume 1: To 1861 - Softcover

Edmunds, R. David

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9780618369836: The People: A History of Native America, Volume 1: To 1861

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ISBN 10: 061836983X ISBN 13: 9780618369836

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2006

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This narrative takes an ethnographic approach to American Indian history from the arrival of humans on the American continent to the present day. The text provides balanced coverage of political, economic, cultural and social aspects of Indian history. While conveying the effects of European invasion on American Indian communities, the text gives greater attention to the impact of Native actions on the American environment. The authors’ Indian-centered point of view treats Indians as actors in their own right, existing in a larger society. As a result, some events in American history loom larger than they would in a general survey, while others, such as Reconstruction, receive minimal coverage. The People demonstrates that the active participation of American Indians in a modern, democratic society has shaped--and will continue to shape--national life.

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About the Author:

Neal Salisbury, Barbara Richmond 1940 Professor Emeritus in the Social Sciences (History), at Smith College, received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of MANITOU AND PROVIDENCE: INDIANS, EUROPEANS, AND THE MAKING OF NEW ENGLAND, 1500-1643 (1982), editor of THE SOVEREIGNTY AND GOODNESS OF GOD, by Mary Rowlandson (1997), and co-editor, with Philip J. Deloria, of THE COMPANION TO AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY (2002). With R. David Edmunds and Frederick E. Hoxie, he has written THE PEOPLE: A HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICA (2007). He has contributed numerous articles to journals and edited collections and co-edits a book series, CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY. He is active in the fields of colonial and Native American history and has served as president of the American Society for Ethnohistory and on the Council of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.

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This is a chronological and ethnographic narrative that surveys American Indian history, from the arrival of humans on the American continent to present day. The text gives balanced attention to political, economic, cultural, and social aspects of Indian history. The text describes how the European invasion influenced American Indian communities, but also how Native actions have affected the American environment. Conflict between Indians and non-Indians will be a central focus, but the authors also focus on areas of co-operation as well as instances of Native creativity and invention. The survival of Native American peoples in the present day and their dynamic presence in contemporary society, not only demonstrates the heroism of this group but also that the active participation of American Indians in a modern, democratic society has shaped - and will continue to shape - national life.

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