Indians, Missionaries and Merchants : the Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers.

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California's earliest European colonists - Russian merchants and Franciscan missionaries - both depended heavily on Native American labor to build and maintain their colonies, but they did so in very different ways. This richly detailed book brings together disparate skeins of history - includi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lightfoot, Kent G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Franciscans > Missions > California > History.
Franciscans
Indians of North America > Missions > California > History.
Indians of North America > Commerce > California > History.
Federally recognized Indian tribes > California.
Federal aid to Indians > California.
Federally recognized Indian tribes > Californie.
Aide de l'État aux Peuples autochtones > Californie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Federal aid to Indians
Federally recognized Indian tribes
Indians of North America > Commerce
Indians of North America > Missions
Missions
Politics and government
Race relations
Social policy
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Social policy.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
California
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Dimensions and Consequences of Colonial Encounters; 2 Visions of Precolonial Native California; 3 Franciscan Missions in Alta California; 4 Native Agency in the Franciscan Missions; 5 Russian Merchants in California; 6 Native Agency in the Ross Colony; 7 Missionary and Mercantile Colonies in California: The Implications; 8 The Aftermath; 9 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.

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