Examines the isgnificance of the Zapatista struggle within the broader context of North American political activism since 1994.
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Examines how Zapatismo, the political philosophy of the Zapatistas, crossed the regional and national boundaries of the isolated indigenous communities of Chiapas to influence diverse communities of North American activists.
This is the first comprehensive study of American Indians of southern New England from 1500 to 1650. Focusing on Natives in their own right, rather than on their relationship with Europeans, anthropologist Kathleen J. Bragdon portrays a unique people who maintained and developed…
"Important study examines peasant/caboclo society of the lower Brazilian Amazon, a largely neglected population in the anthropological literature on Amazonia. After discussing various representations of caboclos as 'marginal societies,' analysis focuses on local community organi…
"Important study examines peasant/caboclo society of the lower Brazilian Amazon, a largely neglected population in the anthropological literature on Amazonia. After discussing various representations of caboclos as 'marginal societies,' analysis focuses on local community organi…
'Envisioning an English Empire' brings together leading historians and literary scholars to reframe our understanding of the history of Jamestown and the literature of empire that emerged from it.
Envisioning an English Empire examines the founding of Jamestown in 1607 within its global, political, and cultural contexts.
Outlines the influence that Spanish rule had upon all aspects of Aztec life during the three hundred years after their conquest.
Outlines the influence that Spanish rule had upon all aspects of Aztec life during the three hundred years after their conquest.
The portable North American Indian reader
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A collection of myths, tales, poetry, speeches, and passages from Indian autobiographies and recent writings.
A collection of myths, tales, poetry, speeches, and passages from Indian autobiographies and recent writings.
This translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life. For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the "de-Indianized" rural mestizo communities, and vast…
This translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life. For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the "de-Indianized" rural mestizo communities, and vast…
An examination of the images of the Indian in Canadian culture, how that image evolved, how it is portrayed in paintings, photographs, the media past and present, and the extent to which that image is a projection of the non-native culture on the native people.
"Images of the Indian have always been fundamental to Canadian culture. From the paintings and photographs of the nineteenth century to the Mounted Police sagas and the spectacle of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; from the performances of Pauline Johnson, Grey Owl, and Buffalo Lo…