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First Americans : U.S. patriotism in Indian country after World War I /
Drawing from archival sources and oral histories, Thomas Grillot demonstrates how the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States was reinvented in the years following World War I. During that conflict, twelve thousand Native American soldiers served in the U.S. Army. They retu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Drawing from archival sources and oral histories, Thomas Grillot demonstrates how the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States was reinvented in the years following World War I. During that conflict, twelve thousand Native American soldiers served in the U.S. Army. They returned home to their reservations with newfound patriotism, leveraging their veteran cachet for political power and claiming all the benefits of citizenship - even supporting the termination policy that ended the U.S. government's recognition of tribal sovereignty. -- |
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| Notas: | "Originally published as Après la Grande guerre: comment les Amerindiens des Etats-Unis sont devenus patriotes (1917-1947)" by de l'EHESS in 2014 |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 298 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300235326 0300235321 |