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The ordeal of the longhouse : the peoples of the Iroquois League in the era of European colonization /

"Richter examines a wide range of primary documents to survey the responses of the peoples of the Iroquois League--the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras--to the challenges of the European colonialization of North America. He demonstrates that by the early eighteenth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richter, Daniel K.
Autor Corporativo: Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, [1992]
Colección:Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Richter examines a wide range of primary documents to survey the responses of the peoples of the Iroquois League--the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras--to the challenges of the European colonialization of North America. He demonstrates that by the early eighteenth century a series of creative adaptations in politics and diplomacy allowed the peoples of the Longhouse to preserve their cultural autonomy in a land now dominated by foreign powers."--Amazon.com.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 436 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-415) and index.
ISBN:9781469603209
1469603209
9780807867914
0807867918