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Writing Indian nations : native intellectuals and the politics of historiography, 1827-1863 /
In the early years of the republic, the US government negotiated with Indian nations. This work demonstrates that by depending on treaties, Europeans in North America institutionalized a paradox: the very documents by which they sought to dispossess Native peoples in fact conceded Native autonomy.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2004.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In the early years of the republic, the US government negotiated with Indian nations. This work demonstrates that by depending on treaties, Europeans in North America institutionalized a paradox: the very documents by which they sought to dispossess Native peoples in fact conceded Native autonomy. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 367 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-355) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0807875902 9780807875902 9780807828229 080782822X 9780807854921 0807854921 |