'They Treated Us Just Like Indians' - The Worlds of Bennett County, South Dakota

Informationen zum Autor Paula L. Wagoner is an assistant professor of anthropology at Juniata College. Klappentext The story of Bennett County, divided by the residents into three groups--"whites," "fullbloods," and "mixedbloods." Using snapshots of community events and crises to reveal the complexity of race relations and identities, Wagoner shows that despite their differences, residents have managed to find common ground as a region of "diverse insiders." Zusammenfassung Tells the story of Bennett County, using snapshots of community events and crises, past and present, to reveal the complexity of race relations and identities there Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Orthography 1 Introducing Bennett County! South Dakota 2 1996 Bennett County High School Homecoming 3 Social Selves 4 Legal Selves 5 Bennett County as Community177 Epilogue; Notes; References; Index

Product details

• Authors: Paula L Wagoner, Paula L. Wagoner, WAGONER PAULA L
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2002
• EAN: 9780803298309
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-9830-9
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Studies in the Anthropology of; Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians; Studies in the Anthropology of
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore