Indigenous Continent : The Epic Contest For North America
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New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton and Company, [2022].
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First edition.
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xiv, 570 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Adult Nonfiction / HISTORY
970.0049 / HÄMÄL, P / indigeno
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton and Company, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"This nation's history and self-understanding have long depended on the notion of a "colonial America," an epoch that supposedly laid the foundation for the modern United States. In Indigenous Continent, Pekka Hämäläinen overturns the traditional, Eurocentric narrative, demonstrating that, far from being weak and helpless "victims" of European colonialism, Indigenous peoples controlled North America well into the 19th century. From the Iroquois and Pueblos to the Lakotas and Comanches, Native empires frequently decimated white newcomers in battle, forcing them to accept and even adopt Native ways. Even as the white population skyrocketed and colonists' land greed become ever more extravagant, Indigenous peoples flourished due to sophisticated diplomacy and flexible leadership structures. As Hämäläinen ultimately contends, instead of "colonial America" we should speak of an "Indigenous America" that was only slowly and unevenly becoming colonial. In our myth-busting era, this restoration of Native Americans to their rightful place at the very center of American history will be seen as one of the most important correctives yet"--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hämäläinen, P. (2022). Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest For North America (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hämäläinen, Pekka, 1967-. 2022. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest For North America. Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hämäläinen, Pekka, 1967-. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest For North America Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton and Company, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hämäläinen, Pekka. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest For North America First edition., Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton and Company, 2022.

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