A new order of things : property, power, and the transformation of the Creek Indians, 1733-1816 /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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Colección: | Cambridge studies in North American Indian history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 and powerless. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 051104058X 9780511040580 0521660432 9780521660433 052166943X 9780521669436 0511048505 9780511048500 0511117892 9780511117893 9780511511554 0511511558 9786610153916 6610153914 |