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Zusatztext “This work raises the bar for archaeologists dealing with individual case studies in colonialism. . . . Hull has produced a volume that will have lasting usefulness for archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, and others concerned with the human dimensions of colonization.” Informationen zum Autor Kathleen L. Hull is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of California! Merced. Klappentext "This is not just a book about the Yosemite Indians but a landmark contribution to the study of North American historical demography. Kathleen Hull's writing! remarkably lucid and flowing! is a delight to read."-Dean R. Snow! President! Society for American Archaeology " Pestilence and Persistence evaluates competing theories about the effects of introduced diseases on historic Native American communities. Through comparative study of the Yosemite Indians with native groups in ten other regions of North America! Kathleen Hull demonstrates that Native American populations responded to colonial epidemics with flexible strategies that promoted cultural and demographic survival. This empirically rigorous and well-crafted book will be an invaluable resource for historians and anthropologists of North America's colonial era and for any scholar investigating the cultural consequences of epidemic disease."-Barbara L. Voss! author of The Archaeology of Ethnogenesis Zusammenfassung An examination of the Yosemite Indian experience in California that challenges our understanding of the complex, destructive encounters that took place between colonists and native people across North America. It focuses on the timing, magnitude, and consequences of the introduction of lethal infectious diseases to Native communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Disentangling Colonial Encounters 2. Multiple Perspectives on a Critical Time 3. Colonial Encounters in Yosemite Valley 4. The People of Awahnee 5. Peopling the Past 6. A Tradition of Survival: Archaeological Evidence for Awahnichi Depopulation 7. Daily Practices in a Changing World 8. Hol'-low and He-le'-jah: Cultural Continuity and Change 9. The Colonial Experience:Epidemic Disease and Cultural Outcomes Elsewhere in North America 10. Culture! History! and Colonialism Appendix: Population Proxy Data Notes References Index ...
