American Indians in the Early West

Thousands of years of American Indian history are covered in this work, from the first migrations into North America, through the development of specific tribal identities, to the turbulent first centuries of encounters with European settlers up until 1800. offers a concise guide to the development of American Indian communities, from the first migrations through the arrival of the Spanish, French, and Russians, to the appearance of Anglo-American traders in the easternmost portions of the West around 1800.With coverage divided into periods and regions, American Indians in the Early West looks at how Indian communities evolved from hunter-gatherers to culturally recognized tribes, and examines the critical encounters of those tribes with non-Natives over the next two-and-a-half centuries. Readers will see that the issues at stake in those encounters-political control, preserving traditions, land and water rights, resistance to economic and military pressures-are very relevant to the Native American experience today.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sandra K. Mathews, Sandra K./ Zeman Mathews, Sandra Mathews-Benham, Sandra K Mathews-Benham, Sandra K. Mathews-Benham, Mathews-Benham Sandra K.
• Editore: Abc Clio Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.03.2008
• EAN: 9781851098231
• ISBN: 978-1-85109-823-1
• Pagine: 360
• Serie: Cultures in the American West; Cultures in the American West Series; Cultures in the American West
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; American History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Indigenous Peoples, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Relating to Native American people, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, US Midwest, North Central & Mid-West States, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, HISTORY / Indigenous / General