| American Encounters: Natives and Newcomers from European Contact to Indian Removal, 1500-1850 Contributor(s): Mancall, Peter C. (Editor), Merrell, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415980216 ISBN-13: 9780415980210 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: The updated and revised second edition of "American Encounters "features new essays from the vibrant field of Native American studies and the classic essays on early Native American history from the first edition. Over the past thirty years, historians, anthropologists, and other scholars have transformed our understanding of the history of North America's native people between first contact with Europeans in 1492 and the era of Indian removal in the early 19th century. This essential anthology offers comprehensive yet focused coverage on a wide range of topics, including contact, exchange, disease, religion, and warfare. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 970.004 |
| LCCN: 2006020263 |
| Physical Information: 1.82" H x 7.31" W x 10.18" (3.27 lbs) 756 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Newly expanded, the second edition of American Encounters provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date collection of scholarship on the Native American experience from European contact through the Removal Era. Retaining the hallmark essays from the celebrated first edition, the second edition contains thirteen new essays, emphasizing the most recent, noteworthy areas of inquiry, including gender relations, slavery and captivity, and the effects of Christianity on the course of native history. With each essay prefaced by helpful headnotes that highlight key concepts and draw connections among the essays, plus an expansive 'Further Readings' section, the second edition of American Encounters is an indispensable volume for both professors and students of early American history. |