Rethinking American Indian History: Analysis, Methodology and Historiography - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826318185 ISBN 13: 9780826318183

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2001

Synopsis

Writing from the Indian point of view is a central concern to historians today. Not only are new sources needed to understand native peoples, but new questions must be asked questions based in a deep knowledge of the languages and cultures of Native Americans. The seven essays in this volume present innovative approaches to revising Indian history and understanding native peoples on their own terms.

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." . . this volume will prove especially useful to students . . . [it] provides ideas about alternative ways to approach and write Indian history in the decades to come."

One of the most valuable contributions of this book is its ability to illuminate problems inherent in historiographic records and monographs . . .

. . . a first-rate and much needed primer for undergraduates and senior scholars alike . . . This is a highly useful collection of essays that should be read by anyone interested in Indian history . . .

The contributors to "Rethinking American Indian History" are a veritable whos who of western and Indian history . . . Donald Fixico serves as editor par excellence, contributing a thorough introduction and an informative conclusion that synthesized the essays in a masterful manner. . . . "Rethinking American Indian History" is an important and insightful addition to the literature on American Indian history. Donald Fixico is to commended . . . This text will be required reading . . .

. . . this volume will prove especially useful to students . . . [it] provides ideas about alternative ways to approach and write Indian history in the decades to come.

The contributors to "Rethinking American Indian History " are a veritable whos who of western and Indian history . . . Donald Fixico serves as editor par excellence, contributing a thorough introduction and an informative conclusion that synthesized the essays in a masterful manner. . . . "Rethinking American Indian History" is an important and insightful addition to the literature on American Indian history. Donald Fixico is to commended . . . This text will be required reading . . .

aOne of the most valuable contributions of this book is its ability to illuminate problems inherent in historiographic records and monographs . . . a

a . . . this volume will prove especially useful to students . . . [it] provides ideas about alternative ways to approach and write Indian history in the decades to come.a

a . . . a first-rate and much needed primer for undergraduates and senior scholars alike . . . This is a highly useful collection of essays that should be read by anyone interested in Indian history . . . a

aThe contributors to "Rethinking American Indian History" are a veritable awhoas whoa of western and Indian history . . . Donald Fixico serves as editor par excellence, contributing a thorough introduction and an informative conclusion that synthesized the essays in a masterful manner. . . . "Rethinking American Indian History" is an important and insightful addition to the literature on American Indian history. Donald Fixico is to commended . . . This text will be required reading . . . a

About the Author:

Donald L Fixico, Editor

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0826318185
• ISBN 13: 9780826318183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 139
• Editor: Fixico Donald