The American Indian and the Problem of History
ISBN-13:
9780195038552
ISBN-10:
019503855X
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Calvin Martin
Publication date:
1987
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780195038552
ISBN-10:
019503855X
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Calvin Martin
Publication date:
1987
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Hardcover
256 pages
Summary
The American Indian and the Problem of History (ISBN-13: 9780195038552 and ISBN-10: 019503855X), written by authors
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North American Indians have traditionally held conceptions of history, time and the universe that are vastly different from those of European civilizations. How, then, can Western historians begin to write accurately and without bias about societies who shunned "history" and who performed in our Western vision and errand of history only through coercion? Here, eighteen prominent authors wrestle with the phenomenon that in writing about Indian-white relations they are perforce trying to mesh two fundamentally different world-views. In pieces written expressly for this volume, the contributors--who include a cross-section of historians, anthropologists, professional writers, and native Americans--cover such diverse topics as cultural pluralism and ethnocentrism, native American dancing and ritual, the experiences of native American women, and attitudes toward the environment. In considering the deep and chronic issues of Indian-white relations, these controversial essays look anew at Indian cultural ideals and restore them to their proper place in American history.
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