Mixed Blood Indians - Racial Construction In The Early South

Informationen zum Autor THEDA PERDUE is a professor of history at the University of Kentucky. She is the author or editor of eight books, including The Cherokee and Slavery and the Evolution of Cherokee Society, 1540-1866. Klappentext An enlightening look at issues of race! "blood!" and kinship in the American South from a Native perspective. Zusammenfassung Mixed Blood Indians looks at an array of issues as they were misunderstood and exploited by Native and European cultures. The book discusses the assimilation of non-Indians into Native societies; their descendants' participation in tribal life! and the white cultural assumptions conveyed in the designation ""mixed blood.

Product details

• Authors: Theda Perdue, Theda Purdue
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2005
• EAN: 9780820327310
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-2731-0
• No. of pages: 135
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Mercer University Lamar Memori; Mercer University Lamar Memori; Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Amerikanische Geschichte, History - U.S., USA Süden, South Atlantic States, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General