Firsting and lasting : writing Indians out of existence in New England /

Title:

Firsting and lasting : writing Indians out of existence in New England /

Author:

O'Brien, Jean M.

Published:

Minneapolis : c2010.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emmanuel College, Emerson College

Contents:

Introduction : Indians can never be modern -- Firsting : local texts claim Indian places as their own -- Replacing : historical practices argue that non-Indians have supplanted Indians -- Lasting : texts purify the landscape of Indians by denying them a place in modernity -- Resisting : claims in texts about Indian extinction fail even as they are being made -- Conclusion : the continuing struggle over recognition.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emerson Main Stacks
E78.N5 O35 2010 – Available

Emmanuel Main Stacks
E78.N5 O35 2010 – Available

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