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Zusatztext Kehoe's excellent North America Before the European Invasions merges archaeology and history demonstrating that American history did not begin in 1492 with European contact. Kehoe expertly interweaves much evidence demonstrating that colonial Europeans did not begin to manage an American wilderness but appropriated organically millennia-old manipulated landscapes by indigenous peoples. - Miguel Astor-Aguilera! Arizona State UniversityWith inimitable style! Alice Kehoe entices! provokes! and challenges us [or readers] to engage with a history of America that foregrounds! not marginalizes! the indigenous peoples of this vast land. The result is a fuller! more critical and highly compelling history of Native North America that does much to challenge the outdated! often biased! and sometimes racist accounts of these First Peoples that have hung on for far too long in textbooks and popular culture.- George Nicholas! Professor of Archaeology! Simon Fraser UniversityAlice Kehoe has provided readers interested in the long history of Native North America an excellent introduction to the complex and fascinating archaeology of America before European invasions. In a highly readable and engaging manner Kehoe's approach to archeological knowledge is critical but also responsive to the concerns and interests of all scholars working in this continually unfolding research area. The reader will find that Native North American history before European colonization continues to define how we see ourselves as residents of a continent that has a rich past! a dynamic present! and an exciting future. Kehoe's account assures us the future of Native North America has the potential for promoting greater understanding between Indigenous First Nations and the newcomers to Native North America.- Bernard C. Perley is Maliseet from Tobique First Nation and an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee"North America Before the European Invasions delivers a wonderfully jargon-free general history of North America prior to contact. It simultaneously eases the reader into substantial historical summaries! while also challenging the reader to think bigger and ask better questions. Kehoe's narrative style is an accessible format for non-academics and the broad-stroke summaries of times and geographies are a bookshelf necessity for archaeologists. With some supplementary materials! Kehoe's volume would make a suitable introductory text to courses on North American History."- Amanda J. Butler! University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Informationen zum Autor Alice Beck Kehoe Klappentext This second edition of America Before the European Invasions has been revised and updated to incorporate new evidence and the latest debates in the field. Zusammenfassung This second edition of America Before the European Invasions has been revised and updated to incorporate new evidence and the latest debates in the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - FIRST AMERICANS Chapter 2 - THE ARCHAIC PERIOD: 7000– 1000 bce Chapter 3 - NUCLEAR AMERICA Chapter 4 - CLASSICAL ERA Chapter 5 - EARLY WOODLAND, 1000–100 BCE Chapter 6 - MIDDLE WOODLAND, 100 bcE-400 CE Chapter 7 - THE WEST COAST Chapter 8 - LATE WOODLAND, TO 1600 CE Chapter 9 - CAHOKIA AND THE MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD, 950–1600 CE Chapter 10 - THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST Chapter 11 - THE INTERIOR WEST Chapter 12 – THE NORTH Chapter 13 - OVERVIEW: THE UNITED STATES, 1600 Chapter 14 - ISSUES AND PUZZLES Sources for Chapters Bibliography Index ...
