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Oregon and the collapse of Illahee : U.S. empire and the transformation of an Indigenous world, 1792-1859 /
"Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, and the land--...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | First peoples (2010)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, and the land--from initial encounters to Oregon's statehood. He argues that the process of Oregon's founding is best understood as a contest between the British empire and a nascent American one, with Oregon's Native people and their lands at the heart of the conflict"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807898314 0807898317 9781469603971 1469603977 |