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The Search for the First Americans - Science, Power, Politics (Hardcover): Robert V. Davis The Search for the First Americans - Science, Power, Politics (Hardcover)
Robert V. Davis
R1,400 Discovery Miles 14 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Who were the First Americans? Where did they come from? When did they get here? Are they the ancestors of modern Native Americans? These questions might seem straightforward, but scientists in competing fields have failed to convince one another with their theories and evidence, much less Native American peoples. The practice of science in its search for the First Americans is a flawed endeavor, Robert V. Davis tells us. His book is an effort to explain why. Most American history textbooks today teach that the First Americans migrated to North America on foot from East Asia over a land bridge during the last ice age, 12,000 to 13,000 years ago. In fact, that theory hardly represents the scientific consensus, and it has never won many Native adherents. In many ways, attempts to identify the first Americans embody the conflicts in American society between accepting the practical usefulness of science and honoring cultural values. Davis explores how the contested definition of "First Americans" reflects the unsettled status of Native traditional knowledge, scientific theories, research methodologies, and public policy as they vie with one another for legitimacy in modern America. In this light he considers the traditional beliefs of Native Americans about their origins; the struggle for primacy-or even recognition as science-between the disciplines of anthropology and archaeology; and the mediating, interacting, and sometimes opposing influences of external authorities such as government agencies, universities, museums, and the press. Fossil remains from Mesa Verde, Clovis, and other sites testify to the presence of First Americans. What remains unsettled, as The Search for the First Americans makes clear, is not only who these people were, where they came from, and when, but also the very nature and practice of the science searching for answers.

Not Native American Art - Fakes, Replicas, and Invented Traditions (Hardcover): Janet Catherine Berlo Not Native American Art - Fakes, Replicas, and Invented Traditions (Hardcover)
Janet Catherine Berlo; Foreword by Joe Horse Capture
R978 R839 Discovery Miles 8 390 Save R139 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The faking of Native American art objects has proliferated as their commercial value has increased, but even a century ago experts were warning that the faking of objects ranging from catlinite pipes to Chumash sculpture was rampant. Through a series of historical and contemporary case studies, Janet Catherine Berlo engages with troubling and sometimes confusing categories of inauthenticity. Based on decades of research as well as interviews with curators, collectors, restorers, replica makers, reenactors, and Native artists and cultural specialists, Not Native American Art examines the historical and social contexts within which people make replicas and fakes or even invent new objects that then become "traditional." Berlo follows the unexpected trajectories of such objects, including Northwest Coast carvings, "Navajo" rugs made in Mexico, Zuni mask replicas, Lakota-style quillwork, and Mimbres bowl forgeries. With engaging anecdotes, the book offers a rich and nuanced understanding of a surprisingly wide range of practices that makers have used to produce objects that are "not Native American art."

Forged in Battle - African American Officers Serving in the United States Army (Hardcover): Cleola M Davis Forged in Battle - African American Officers Serving in the United States Army (Hardcover)
Cleola M Davis
R707 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R78 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Handbook on Counseling African American Women - Psychological Symptoms, Treatments, and Case Studies (Hardcover): Kimber... A Handbook on Counseling African American Women - Psychological Symptoms, Treatments, and Case Studies (Hardcover)
Kimber Shelton, Michelle King Lyn, Mahlet Endale
R2,535 Discovery Miles 25 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Through an intersectional and inclusive lens, this book provides mental health professionals with a detailed overview of the mental health issues that Black women face as well as the best approach to culturally competent psychological practice with Black women. This text details mental health needs and treatment interventions for Black women. It provides a historical context of how the lived experiences of Black women contribute to mental wellness, identifies effective psychological practices in working with Black women, and challenges readers to advance their cultural competence while providing culturally affirming care to Black women. Additionally, this text is inclusive of sexual orientation and gender identity diversity, and it honors the diversity within Black women's identities, relationships, roles, and families. Written by an expert team of Black women clinicians, researchers, and medical professionals, A Handbook on Counseling African American Women: Psychological Symptoms, Treatments, and Case Studies addresses current sociopolitical events as well as historical trauma as it prepares readers to meet the needs of the Black women they serve. Includes case studies that make theory and models applicable to direct mental health service Features an expansive review of mental health issues and illnesses impacting Black women Offers major treatment modalities and theoretical orientations Details the experiences of women within the African diaspora while addressing specific identity-related needs of Black women

American Negro Slavery Hardcover (Hardcover): Ulrich Bonnell Phillips American Negro Slavery Hardcover (Hardcover)
Ulrich Bonnell Phillips
R1,287 Discovery Miles 12 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Paths to Nowhere - Africa's Endless Walk to Economic Freedom (Hardcover): Samuel Appiah-Kubi Paths to Nowhere - Africa's Endless Walk to Economic Freedom (Hardcover)
Samuel Appiah-Kubi
R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Female Force - Tina Turner (Hardcover): Michael Frizell Female Force - Tina Turner (Hardcover)
Michael Frizell; Contributions by Ramon Salas; Cover design or artwork by Joe Phillips
R566 Discovery Miles 5 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown (Hardcover): Henry Box Brown Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown (Hardcover)
Henry Box Brown
R698 Discovery Miles 6 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mound Builders - Being an Account of a Remarkable People That Once Inhabited the Valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi,... The Mound Builders - Being an Account of a Remarkable People That Once Inhabited the Valleys of the Ohio and Mississippi, Together With an Investigation Into the Archaeology of Butler County, O (Hardcover)
John Patterson MacLean
R901 Discovery Miles 9 010 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Isaiah Fountain Case (Hardcover): Joseph Koper The Isaiah Fountain Case (Hardcover)
Joseph Koper
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
U.S. Pacific Islanders and the Sea - A History of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (1976-2020)... U.S. Pacific Islanders and the Sea - A History of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (1976-2020) (Hardcover)
Michael Markrich, Sylvia Spalding
R1,248 Discovery Miles 12 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Dreamers of the Ghetto (Hardcover): I Zangwill Dreamers of the Ghetto (Hardcover)
I Zangwill; Introduction by Karl Wurf
R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Discourse Intended to Commemorate the Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus; Delivered at the Request of the... A Discourse Intended to Commemorate the Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus; Delivered at the Request of the Historical Society in Massachusetts, on the 23d Day of October, 1792, Being the Completion of the Third Century Since That Memorable... (Hardcover)
Jeremy 1744-1798 Belknap; Created by Paolo Del Pozzo 1397-1482 Toscanelli
R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dahkotah Land and Dahkotah Life [microform] - With the History of the Fur Traders of the Extreme Northwest During the French... Dahkotah Land and Dahkotah Life [microform] - With the History of the Fur Traders of the Extreme Northwest During the French and British Dominions (Hardcover)
Edward D (Edward Duffield) 1 Neill
R897 Discovery Miles 8 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Antiquities of Mexico - Comprising Fac-similes of Ancient Mexican Paintings and Hieroglyphics, Preserved in the Royal Libraries... Antiquities of Mexico - Comprising Fac-similes of Ancient Mexican Paintings and Hieroglyphics, Preserved in the Royal Libraries of Paris, Berlin, and Dresden; in the Imperial Library of Vienna; in the Vatican Library; in the Borgian Museum at Rome; In...; v.2 (1831) (Hardcover)
Edward King Viscount Kingsborough; Guillermo Dupaix; Created by Bernardino de -1590 Sahagún
R1,075 Discovery Miles 10 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Material Culture of the Blackfoot Indians; Volume V (Hardcover): Clark Wissler Material Culture of the Blackfoot Indians; Volume V (Hardcover)
Clark Wissler
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Tresna Gate of Love - Memoir One (Hardcover): Frances Tse Tresna Gate of Love - Memoir One (Hardcover)
Frances Tse
R816 R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Save R100 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Eskimo Life; (Hardcover): Fridtjof 1861-1930 Nansen Eskimo Life; (Hardcover)
Fridtjof 1861-1930 Nansen
R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Se-quo-yah, the American Cadmus and Modern Moses - a Complete Biography of the Greatest of Redmen, Around Whose Wonderful Life... Se-quo-yah, the American Cadmus and Modern Moses - a Complete Biography of the Greatest of Redmen, Around Whose Wonderful Life Has Been Woven the Manners, Customs and Beliefs of the Early Cherokees, Together With a Recital of Their Wrongs and Wonderful... (Hardcover)
Geo E (George Everett) 184 Foster
R936 Discovery Miles 9 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
First People History - I stood here first, and Columbus first discovered me! Chitto Harjo (Hardcover, Native American History... First People History - I stood here first, and Columbus first discovered me! Chitto Harjo (Hardcover, Native American History ed.)
Trygve T Jorgensen
R2,267 R1,856 Discovery Miles 18 560 Save R411 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Two Thousand Miles on Horseback. Santa Fe and Back. A Summer Tour Through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico, in the... Two Thousand Miles on Horseback. Santa Fe and Back. A Summer Tour Through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and New Mexico, in the Year 1866 (Hardcover)
James Florant 1811-1873 Meline
R941 Discovery Miles 9 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Narrative of the Capture and Burning of Fort Massachusetts by the French and Indians, in the Time of War of 1744-1749, and the... Narrative of the Capture and Burning of Fort Massachusetts by the French and Indians, in the Time of War of 1744-1749, and the Captivity of All Those Stationed There, to the Number of Thirty Persons [microform] (Hardcover)
John 1716-1778 Norton
R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indian Deeds of Hampden County - Being Copies of All Land Transfers From the Indians Recorded in the County of Hampden,... Indian Deeds of Hampden County - Being Copies of All Land Transfers From the Indians Recorded in the County of Hampden, Massachusetts, and Some Deeds From Other Sources, Together With Notes and Translations of Indian Place Names (Hardcover)
Harry Andrew Wright
R891 Discovery Miles 8 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Disorientation (Hardcover): Elaine Hsieh Chou Disorientation (Hardcover)
Elaine Hsieh Chou
R472 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R39 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou is an uproarious and bighearted satire - alive with sharp edges, immense warmth, and a cast of unforgettable characters - that asks: who gets to tell our stories? And how does the story change when we finally tell it ourselves? Twenty-nine-year-old PhD student Ingrid Yang is desperate to finish her dissertation on the late canonical poet Xiao-Wen Chou and never read about 'Chinese-y' things. When she accidentally stumbles upon a strange and curious note in the Chou archives, she convinces herself it's her ticket out of academic hell. But Ingrid's in much deeper than she thinks. Her clumsy exploits to unravel the note's message lead to an explosive discovery, one that upends her entire life and the lives of those around her. With her trusty friend Eunice Kim by her side and her rival Vivian Vo hot on her tail, together they set off a roller coaster of mishaps and misadventures, from campus protests and over-the-counter drug hallucinations, to book burnings and a movement that stinks of Yellow Peril propaganda. In the aftermath, nothing looks the same, including her gentle and doting fiance . . . As the events Ingrid instigated keep spiraling, she'll have to confront her sticky relationship to white men and white institutions - and, most of all, herself. 'The funniest novel I've read all year' - Aravind Adiga, author of The White Tiger

What is a Jew? (Paperback, 6th edition): Morris N. Kertzer What is a Jew? (Paperback, 6th edition)
Morris N. Kertzer; Revised by Lawrence A. Hofman
R499 R467 Discovery Miles 4 670 Save R32 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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