The Return of the Native - American Indian Political Resurgence (Paperback)

An incisive look at American Indian and Euro-American relations from the seventeenth century to the present, this book focuses on how such relations--and Indian responses to them--have shaped contemporary Indian political fortunes. Cornell shows how, in the early days of colonization, Indians were able to maintain their nationhood by playing off the competing European powers; and how the American Revolution and westward expansion eventually caused Native Americans to lose their land, social cohesion, and economic independence. The final part of the book recounts the slow, steady reemergence of American Indian political power and identity, evidenced by militant political activism in the 1960s and early 1970s. By paying particular attention to the evolution of Indian groups as collective actors and to changes over time in Indian political opportunities and their capacities to act on those opportunities, Cornell traces the Indian path from power to powerlessness and back to power again.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1994
First published:	July 1990
Authors:	Stephen Cornell (Associate Professor of Sociology)
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-506575-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-506575-1
Barcode:	9780195065756

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