Linking Arms Together - American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and Peace, 1600-1800

List of contents

Introduction: Paradigms for Behavior1. National Mythologies and American Indians2. Treaties as Sacred Texts3. Treaties as Connections4. Treaties as Stories5. Treaties as ConstitutionsConclusion: Understanding American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and PeaceNotesIndex

About the author

Robert A. Williams, Jr., is Professor of Law and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. A member of the Lumbee Indian tribe of North Carolina, he is author of the award-winning The American Indian in Western LegalThought (1990).

Summary

This readable, yet sophisticated, survey of treaty-making, details how Indians tried to forge a new society with whites on the frontier. The author argues that Native Americans were active participants in shaping the US's legal culture.

Product details

• Authors: Robert A Williams, Robert A Williams Jr, Robert A. Williams Jr.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1999
• EAN: 9780415925778
• ISBN: 978-0-415-92577-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Weight: 380 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, LAW / International, LAW / Public, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Indigenous Peoples, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Peace studies & conflict resolution, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Relating to Native American people, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, Treaties & Other Sources Of International Law, Public international law: treaties and other sources, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Indigenous / General, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems