| American Indians and the Urban Experience Contributor(s): Lobo, Susan (Editor), Peters, Kurt (Editor), Dugan, Mahni (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0742502759 ISBN-13: 9780742502758 Publisher: Altamira Press OUR PRICE: $52.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: Modern American Indian life is urban, rural, and everything in-between. Lobo and Peters have compiled an unprecedented collection of innovative scholarship, poetry, prose, and stunning art--from photography and graffiti to rap and songs--that documents American Indian experiences of urban life. A pervasive rural/urban dichotomy still shapes the popular and scholarly perceptions of Native Americans, but this is a false expression of a complex and constantly changing reality. When viewed from the Native perspectives, our concepts of urbanity and approaches to American Indian studies are necessarily transformed. Courses in Native American studies, ethnic studies, anthropology, and urban studies must be in step with contemporary Indian realities. This powerful combination of pathbreaking scholarship and visual and literary arts will be enjoyed by students, scholars, and a general audience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 00040162 |
| Series: Contemporary Native American Communities |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (0.98 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Modern American Indian life is urban, rural, and everything in-between. Lobo and Peters have compiled an unprecedented collection of innovative scholarship, stunning art, poetry, and prose that documents American Indian experiences of urban life. A pervasive rural/urban dichotomy still shapes the popular and scholarly perceptions of Native Americans, but this is a false expression of a complex and constantly changing reality. When viewed from the Native perspectives, our concepts of urbanity and approaches to American Indian studies are necessarily transformed. Courses in Native American studies, ethnic studies, anthropology, and urban studies must be in step with contemporary Indian realities, and American Indians and the Urban Experience will be an absolutely essential text for instructors. This powerful combination of path-breaking scholarship and visual and literary arts-from poetry and photography to rap and graffiti-will be enjoyed by students, scholars, and a general audience. A Choice Outstanding Academic Book. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, Michael J.: - Michael J. Thompson is Professor of Political Science at William Paterson University. He is the author of The Republican Reinvention of Radicalism, The Perversion of Subjectivity: Toward a Critical Theory of Consciousness and The Politics of Inequality (2007). His many edited volumes include The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Theory and Georg Lukács Reconsidered: Critical Essays on Politics, Philosophy, and Aesthetics (2011).Dugan, Mahni: - Mahni Dugan is an Associate at the University of Tasmania |