Reimagining Indian country : native American migration & identity in twentieth-century Los Angeles /
For decades, most American Indians have lived in cities, not on reservations or in rural areas. Still, scholars, policymakers, and popular culture often regard Indians first as reservation peoples, living apart from non-Native Americans. In this book, Nicolas Rosenthal reorients our understanding of...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2012.
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Colección: | First peoples (2010)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | For decades, most American Indians have lived in cities, not on reservations or in rural areas. Still, scholars, policymakers, and popular culture often regard Indians first as reservation peoples, living apart from non-Native Americans. In this book, Nicolas Rosenthal reorients our understanding of the experience of American Indians by tracing their migration to cities, exploring the formation of urban Indian communities, and delving into the shifting relationships between reservations and urban areas from the early twentieth century to the present. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-236) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780807869994 0807869996 9781469601755 1469601753 |