New Native American Drama: Three Plays

Geiogamah, Hanay; Huntsman, Jeffrey

ISBN 10: 0806116978 / ISBN 13: 9780806116976

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1980

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Synopsis:

Since the earliest days of Spanish exploration and settlement, New Mexico has been known for lying off the beaten track. But this new history reminds readers that the world has been beating paths to New Mexico for hundreds of years, via the Camino Real, the Santa Fe Trail, several railroads, Route 66, the interstate highway system, and now the Internet. This first complete history of New Mexico in more than thirty years begins with the prehistoric cultures of the earliest inhabitants. The authors then trace the state’s growth from the arrival of Spanish explorers and colonizers in the sixteenth century to the centennial of statehood in 2012. Most historians have made the territory’s admission to the Union in 1912 as the starting point for the state’s modernization. As this book shows, however, the transformation from frontier province to modern state began with World War II. The technological advancements of the Atomic Era, spawned during wartime, propelled New Mexico to the forefront of scientific research and pointed it toward the twenty-first century. The authors discuss the state’s historical and cultural geography, the economics of mining and ranching, irrigation’s crucial role in agriculture, and the impact of Native political activism and tribe-owned gambling casinos. New Mexico: A History will be a vital source for anyone seeking to understand the complex interactions of the indigenous inhabitants, Spanish settlers, immigrants, and their descendants who have created New Mexico and who shape its future.

About the Author: Jeffrey Huntsman is Assistant Professor of English in Indiana University. He earned his Ph.D. degree at the University of Texas, Austin, and has taught Native American literature courses since 1970.

Hanay Geiogamah is an active playwright and director in Native American theater. He has traveled to almost every part of Indian America, and as Artistic Director of the Native American Theater Ensemble from 1972 to 1975 he conducted tours for the company across America and in Europe. He was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, and studied journalism at the University of Oklahoma. Geiogamah has taught Native American Theater at the University of Washington and has lectured on creative writing and the role of the arts in contemporary Indian life at many other colleges and universities.

Bibliographic Details

Title: New Native American Drama: Three Plays
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Date: 1980
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket