Description: Further DetailsTitle: North American IndiansCondition: NewEAN: 9780195307542ISBN: 9780195307542Publisher: Oxford University Press IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/26/2010Item Height: 174mmItem Length: 115mmItem Width: 10mmAuthor: Theda Perdue, Michael D. GreenLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0195307542Description: When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were already living there. But how did they come to be here? What were their agricultural, spiritual, and hunting practices? How did their societies evolve and what challenges do they face today? Eminent historians Theda Perdue and Michael Green begin by describing how nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers followed the bison and woolly mammoth over the Bering land mass between Asia and what is now Alaska between 25,000 and 15,000 years ago, settling throughout North America. They describe hunting practices among different tribes, how some made the gradual transition to more settled, agricultural ways of life, the role of kinship and cooperation in Native societies, their varied burial rites and spiritual practices, and many other features of Native American life. Throughout the book, Perdue and Green stress the great diversity of indigenous peoples in America, who spoke more than 400 different languages before the arrival of Europeans and whose ways of life varied according to the environments they settled in and adapted to so successfully. Most importantly, the authors stress how Native Americans have struggled to maintain their sovereignty--first with European powers and then with the United States--in order to retain their lands, govern themselves, support their people, and pursue practices that have made their lives meaningful. Going beyond the stereotypes that so often distort our views of Native Americans, this Very Short Introduction offers an historically accurate, deeply engaging, and often inspiring account of the wide array of Native peoples in America.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: HistoryBook Series: Very Short IntroductionsTopic: Social Sciences, Society & CultureItem Weight: 136gSubtitle: A Very Short IntroductionRelease Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: North American Indians
Title: North American Indians
EAN: 9780195307542
ISBN: 9780195307542
Release Date: 08/26/2010
Release Year: 2010
ISBN-10: 0195307542
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Very Short Introductions
Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction
Book Title: North American Indians : a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Ancient / General, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Native American
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2010
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 4.8 Oz
Author: Theda Perdue, Michael D. Green
Item Length: 6.9 in
Item Width: 4.6 in
Book Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
