Historical Dictionary Of Native American Movements

Author : Todd Leahy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442268093
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Native American Movements written by Todd Leahy and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Native American Movements contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, language, religion, politics, and the environment.

Author : Todd Leahy
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810870550
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The A to Z of Native American Movements written by Todd Leahy and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Americans in the United States, similar to other indigenous people, created political, economic, and social movements to meet and adjust to major changes that impacted their cultures. For centuries, Native Americans dealt with the onslaught of non-Indian land claims, the appropriation of their homelands, and the destruction of their ways of life. Through various movements, Native Americans accepted, rejected, or accommodated themselves to the non-traditional worldviews of the colonizers and their policies. The A to Z of Native American Movements_through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_is a useful reference on topics dealing with key movements, organizations, leadership strategies, and the major issues Native Americans have confronted.

Author : Carl Waldman
Publisher : Checkmark Books
ISBN 13 : 9780816042524
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biographical Dictionary of American Indian History to 1900 written by Carl Waldman and published by Checkmark Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the lives of a number of people who played vital roles in the unfolding of Native American history until 1900, including chiefs, prophets, artists, and scholars.

Author : Bruce E. Johansen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031335555X
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native Americans Today written by Bruce E. Johansen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging collection of Native American profiles examines these individuals' unique life experiences within the larger context of U.S. history. Native Americans Today: A Biographical Dictionary focuses on the lives of contemporary Native Americans. Such treatments are rare, as most Native American biographies are historical (pre-1900) and cover familiar figures. Profiles collected here are written to be enjoyable as well as instructive, presented as examples of personal storytelling that should be savored not only for their factual content, but also for the humanity they evoke. The book spotlights Native American lives in the United States and Canada, mainly after 1900, though a few older figures are included because their lives evoke strikingly modern themes. The author, an expert on all things Native American, knows (or knew) several of the people in the entries, adding a special vibrancy to the writing. Among those profiled are former U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, activist Eloise Cobell, and controversial political prisoner Leonard Peltier, as well as writers, artists, and musicians. The compilation also includes non-Native Americans whose lives and careers impacted Indian life.

Author : Sam D. Gill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195086027
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Native American Mythology written by Sam D. Gill and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passed down from generation to generation, the myths and rituals of Native Americans form a rich religious and cultural base from which all members of each society can create and maintain a sense of community, physical and emotional health, identity, family, and self. Such traditions, handed down through stories and rites, stand as the lifeblood of every Native American culture. This thoroughly illustrated and carefully researched guide explores the amazing array of mythical beasts, heroic humans, and nurturing spirits that make up the fascinating spectrum of Native American mythology. With over one thousand alphabetically arranged entries, representing over one hundred different Native American cultures, readers can quickly explore the meaning of hundreds of elements of Native lore--from names, phrases, and symbols, to images, motifs, and themes. Accompanying essays take a closer look at other issues related to the origin, development, and perpetuation of Native American mythology, such as the Christian influence on myth, varying mythology between tribes, storytelling, and more. We learn about such mythical creatures as Apotamkin of the Maliseet-Passamaquoddy tribe of the Southeast (a bogey monster with long hair and huge teeth who, through the fear he generates, keeps small children from straying onto thin, newly frozen ice in the winter and unguarded beaches in the summer), ritual healing ceremonials such as the Southwestern Navajo's Uglyway ceremony (a ceremony to remove and protect against the forces of chaos and disorder that give rise to illness), and the Marau ceremony of the Hopi Indians of the Southeast (a complex ceremony concerned with rain, the ripening of corn, and the fertility of women, as well as rites of initiating new members into the society). This compelling volume honors the richness of the beliefs and values of the many peoples of native North America, from northern Mexico to the Artic Circle. In addition, a complete bibliography of primary sources and secondary sources points the way to further research, making this the perfect reference for anyone interested in the mythical history of America's original inhabitants.

Author : Leonard C. Schlup
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 9780765621061
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age written by Leonard C. Schlup and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2003 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all the people, events, movements, subjects, court cases, inventions, and more that defined the Gilded Age.

Author : Mark R. Cheathem
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442273208
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny written by Mark R. Cheathem and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jacksonian period under review in this dictionary served as a transition period for the United States. The growing pains of the republic’s infancy, during which time Americans learned that their nation would survive transitions of political power, gave way to the uncertainty of adolescence. While the United States did not win its second war, the War of 1812, with its mother country, it reaffirmed its independence and experienced significant maturation in many areas following the conflict’s end in 1815. As the second generation of leaders took charge in the 1820s, the United States experienced the challenges of adulthood. The height of those adult years, from 1829 to 1849, is the focus of the Historical Dictionary of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this era in American history.

Author : Catherine Cocks
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 081086293X
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era written by Catherine Cocks and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-03-13 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Progressive Era, the period in the United States between 1898 and 1917, was a time of great social, political, and industrial change. Following the Spanish-American War of 1898, an event that signaled the emergence of the United States as a great power, the country soon was involved in its first overseas guerrilla war, in the Philippines. Vast changes in communications and transportation, immigration and migration patterns, social mores, gender roles, family structure, class structure, work patterns, business methods, education, intellectual life, religion, the professions, technology, science, medicine, and much else were transforming the scope and feel of people's lives and relationships. In many ways what happened in this era set the agenda for the rest of the 20th century. The Historical Dictionary of the Progressive Era is the most comprehensive and coherent reference work on the Progressive Era. Through its chronology, introductory essay, bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the key events, people, organizations, and ideas of the period, this resource is a lively, complete, and accessible overview of this significant era.

Author : Stanley I. Kutler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of American History: Girl Scouts to Kwanzaa written by Stanley I. Kutler and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The third edition ..., first published in 1940 and last revised in 1976, has been updated completely ... the editors have revised 448 articles, replaced 1,360 articles, and added 841 new entries. Gender, race, and social-history perspectives have been added to many entries ... In another departure from the earlier editions, the editors have added maps and illustrations throughout the text ..."--... American Libraries, May 2003.

Author : Wenying Xu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538157322
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater written by Wenying Xu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Library Journal Best Reference Book of 2022 This book represents the culmination of over 150 years of literary achievement by the most diverse ethnic group in the United States. Diverse because this group of ethnic Americans includes those whose ancestral roots branch out to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia. Even within each of these regions, there exist vast differences in languages, cultures, religions, political systems, and colonial histories. From the earliest publication in 1887 to the latest in 2021, this dictionary celebrates the incredibly rich body of fiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and children’s literature. Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this topic.