Debating Democracy: Native American Legacy of Freedom

Johansen, Bruce E.

ISBN 10: 0940666782 / ISBN 13: 9780940666788

Published by Clear Light Pub, 1998

Seller Inventory # 037447

Synopsis:

There is substantial evidence that the framers of the major documents and institutions of the American republic were influenced by the long-established democratic traditions of the Iroquois Confederacy. For many, however, this notion represents an attempt to deny American intellectual, cultural, and racial "credentials." A furious and often unseemly debate on this proposition has resulted. Bruce E. Johansen follows the controversy from its beginnings, providing highlights of the battle. Johansen notes that in the past few years academic opposition has largely grown quiet as the historical evidence has become known to a more general audience. The controversy, however, has been taken up by right-wing media, which have linked non-European "influence" to a multitude of ills besetting contemporary American society, from the rise in teenage pregnancies to the fall in Scholastic Aptitude Test scores.

About the Author: Bruce E. Johansen is a Professor of Communication and Native American Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Debating Democracy: Native American Legacy ...
Publisher: Clear Light Pub
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition