The transit of empire : indigenous critiques of colonialism / Jodi A. Byrd.

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"In 1761 and again in 1768, European scientists raced around the world to observe the transit of Venus, a rare astronomical event in which the planet Venus passes in front of the sun. In The Transit of Empire, Jodi A. Byrd explores how indigeneity functions as transit, a trajectory of movement that...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	First peoples (2010)
Main Author:	Byrd, Jodi A.
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2011], ©2011.
Series:	First peoples (2010)
Subjects:	Indigenous peoples of North America > Government relations > History. Indigenous peoples of North America > Colonization > United States. Imperialism > Social aspects > United States. Racism > United States > History.
Physical Description:	xxxix, 294 pages ; 23 cm.
Format:	Book

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