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Custer on canvas : representing Indians, memory, and violence in the new west /
The 1876 events known as Custer's Last Stand, Battle of Little Big Horn, or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media, from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing percepti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Left Coast Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The 1876 events known as Custer's Last Stand, Battle of Little Big Horn, or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media, from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing perceptions--often racist--of Native America by the majority culture, juxtaposed against very different readings shown in works composed by Native American artists. Consisting of autobiographical reminiscences, historical description, artistic representations, staged readings, and snippets of documents, this multi. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, color portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781611327984 1611327989 1598745980 9781598745986 1598745999 9781598745993 |