A new order of things : property, power, and the transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816 /

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As the Creek Indians amassed a fortune in cattle and slaves, new property fostered a new possessiveness, and government by coercion bred confrontation. A New Order of Things is the first book to chronicle this decisive transformation which left deep divisions between the wealthy and poor, powerful a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saunt, Claudio
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Colección:Cambridge studies in North American Indian history.
Temas:
Creek Indians > History.
Creek Indians > Cultural assimilation.
Creek > Histoire.
Creek > Acculturation.
HISTORY > State & Local.
Creek Indians
Assimilation > Soziologie
Soziales System
Creek.
Sociaal-economische verandering.
Creek (Indiens) > Conditions sociales > 18e siècle.
Creek (Indiens) > Acculturation.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations and maps; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Fair persuasions: Power among the Creeks; 2 "Martial virtue, and not riches": The Creek relationship to property; 3 Alexander McGillivray: Mestizo yet Indian; 4 Forging a social compact; 5 Blacks in Creek country; 6 New roles for women and warriors; 7 Creating a country of laws and property; 8 The power of writing; 9 The hungry years; 10 Seminole resistance; 11 The Redstick War; 12 The Negro Fort; Index.

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