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Indlæser... Surviving Genocide: Native Nations and the United States from the American Revolution to Bleeding Kansasaf Jeffrey Ostler
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. If you pick this work up prepare yourself for a tough time, as this synthesis seeks to analyze whether Indian Removal east of the Mississippi can be best categorized as an act of government sanctioned genocide, or was "merely" an exercise in ethnic cleansing. For Ostler, the difference relates to intentionality and restraint, and the continuation of removal by U.S. federal authorities, as the casualties mounted, display such a level of indifference as to constitute commission. Perhaps my one issue with this work is that there is some difference in my mind between the final solution of the Jacksonian Period, for which there is no defense, and acts committed prior to 1814, which was a "fair" fight in that both the nascent American settlers and the First Nations had their own traditions of warfare by terror, which should not be glossed over. With that caveat, this book represents a significant advance in our understanding of the course of American empire. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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In the first part of this sweeping two-volume history, Jeffrey Ostler investigates how American democracy relied on Indian dispossession and the federally sanctioned use of force to remove or slaughter Indians in the way of U.S. expansion. He charts the losses that Indians suffered from relentless violence and upheaval and the attendant effects of disease, deprivation, and exposure. This volume centers on the eastern United States from the 1750s to the start of the Civil War. An authoritative contribution to the history of the United States' violent path toward building a continental empire, this ambitious and well-researched book deepens our understanding of the seizure of indigenous lands, including the use of treaties to create the appearance of Native consent to dispossession. Ostler also carefully documents the resilience of Native people, showing how they survived genocide by creating alliances, defending their towns, and rebuilding their communities. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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