American Indians, the Irish, and Government Schooling - A Comparative Study

Informationen zum Autor Michael C. Coleman is a senior lecturer in the English section of the Department of Languages at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is the author of American Indian Children at School, 1850–1920 and Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians, 1837–1893. Klappentext Michael C. Coleman is a senior lecturer in the English section of the Department of Languages at the University of Jyv?l?inland. He is the author of American Indian Children at School! 1850?20 and Presbyterian Missionary Attitudes toward American Indians! 1837?93. Zusammenfassung In the first full comparison of American and British government attempts to assimilate ""problem peoples"" through mass elementary education! Michael C. Coleman presents a complex and fascinating portrait of imperialism at work in the two nations.

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• Authors: Michael C Coleman, Michael C. Coleman
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2009
• EAN: 9780803224858
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-2485-8
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Indigenous Education; Indigenous Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)