Indigenous peoples of North America : a concise anthropological overview / Robert J. Muckle.
"Most books dealing with North American Indigenous peoples are exhaustive in coverage. They provide in-depth discussion of various culture areas which, while valuable, sometimes means the big picture context is lost. This book offers a corrective to that trend by providing a concise, thematic overvi...
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Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Tonawanda, N.Y. :
University of Toronto Press,
[2012], ©2012.
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Physical Description: | xviii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm Also issued in electronic format. |
Format: | Book |
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"Most books dealing with North American Indigenous peoples are exhaustive in coverage. They provide in-depth discussion of various culture areas which, while valuable, sometimes means the big picture context is lost. This book offers a corrective to that trend by providing a concise, thematic overview of the key issues facing Indigenous peoples in North America, from prehistory to the present. It integrates a culture area analysis within a thematic approach, covering archaeology, traditional lifeways, the colonial era, and contemporary Indigenous culture. Muckle also explores the history of the relationship between Indigenous peoples and anthropologists with rigor and honesty. The result is a remarkably comprehensive book that provides a strong grounding for understanding Indigenous cultures in North America."--Publisher's website. |
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Call Number: | E77 .M89 2012 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781442603561 1442603569 |
Additional Physical Form: |
Also issued in electronic format. |