| Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide Contributor(s): Smith, Andrea (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822360381 ISBN-13: 9780822360384 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.488 |
| LCCN: 2015004774 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.70 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this revolutionary text, prominent Native American studies scholar and activist Andrea Smith reveals the connections between different forms of violence-perpetrated by the state and by society at large-and documents their impact on Native women. Beginning with the impact of the abuses inflicted on Native American children at state-sanctioned boarding schools from the 1880s to the 1980s, Smith adroitly expands our conception of violence to include the widespread appropriation of Indian cultural practices by whites and other non-Natives; environmental racism; and population control. Smith deftly connects these and other examples of historical and contemporary colonialism to the high rates of violence against Native American women-the most likely to suffer from poverty-related illness and to survive rape and partner abuse. Smith also outlines radical and innovative strategies for eliminating gendered violence. |
