Native America: A History, Second Edition - Brossura

Oberg, Michael Leroy

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ISBN 10: 1118937112 ISBN 13: 9781118937112

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017

Riassunto

Native America: A History, Second Edition offers a thoroughly revised and updated narrative history of American Indian peoples in what became the United States. The new edition includes expanded coverage of the period since the Second World War, including an updated discussion of the Red Power Movement, the legal status of native nations in the United States, and important developments that have transformed Indian Country over the past 75 years.  Also new to this edition are sections focusing on the Pacific Northwest.   Placing the experiences of native communities at the heart of the text, historian Michael Leroy Oberg focuses on twelve native communities whose histories encapsulate the principal themes and developments in Native American history and follows them from earliest times to the present.

? A single volume text ideal for college courses presenting the history of native peoples in the region that ultimately became the United States from ancient America to the present

? A work that illustrates the great diversity in the historical experience of native peoples and spotlights the importance of Native Americans in the history of North America

? A supplementary website (MichaelLeroyOberg.com) includes resources for teachers and students, including a resource guide, links to primary source documents, suggestions for additional readings, test and discussion questions, and an author’s blog.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Michael Leroy Oberg is Distinguished Professor of History at SUNY-Geneseo. The author of seven books on Native American history, Oberg received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2003 and a Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship in 2013.

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Native America: A History, Second Edition offers a thoroughly revised and updated narrative history of American Indian peoples in what became the United States. The new edition includes expanded coverage of the period since the Second World War, including an updated discussion of the Red Power Movement, the legal status of native nations in the United States, and important developments that have transformed Indian Country over the past 75 years.  Also new to this edition are sections focusing on the Pacific Northwest.   Placing the experiences of native communities at the heart of the text, historian Michael Leroy Oberg focuses on twelve native communities whose histories encapsulate the principal themes and developments in Native American history and follows them from earliest times to the present.

? A single volume text ideal for college courses presenting the history of native peoples in the region that ultimately became the United States from ancient America to the present

? A work that illustrates the great diversity in the historical experience of native peoples and spotlights the importance of Native Americans in the history of North America

? A supplementary website (MichaelLeroyOberg.com) includes resources for teachers and students, including a resource guide, links to primary source documents, suggestions for additional readings, test and discussion questions, and an author’s blog.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1118937112
• ISBN 13: 9781118937112
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 372
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile