Bad fruits of the civilized tree : alcohol & the sovereignty of the Cherokee nation /

Bad Fruits of the Civilized Treeexamines the role of alcohol among the Cherokees through more than two hundred years, from contact with white traders until Oklahoma reached statehood in 1907. While acknowledging the addictive and socially destructive effects of alcohol, Izumi Ishii also examines the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ishii, Izumi, 1970-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Colección:Indians of the Southeast.
Temas:
Cherokee Indians > Alcohol use > History.
Cherokee Indians > Rites and ceremonies.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Oklahoma > History.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages > Southern States > History.
Cherokee > Consommation d'alcool > Histoire.
Cherokee > Rites et cérémonies.
Consommation d'alcool > Oklahoma > Histoire.
Consommation d'alcool > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > Alcoholism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Cherokee Indians > Alcohol use
Cherokee Indians > Rites and ceremonies
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Oklahoma
Southern States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Alcohol arrives
  • A struggle for sovereignty
  • The moral high ground
  • Alcohol and dislocation
  • A nation under siege
  • Cherokee temperance, American reform, and Oklahoma statehood.

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