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Main Title A long and terrible shadow : white values, native rights in the Americas since 1492 /
Author Berger, Thomas R.
Publisher Douglas & McIntyre ; University of Washington Press,
Year Published 1999
OCLC Number 41049732
ISBN 0295978074; 9780295978079; 1550547089; 9781550547085
Subjects Indians--Government relations ; Indians, Treatment of ; Indians--Civil rights ; Self-determination, National ; Minorities ; Culture
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ERAM  E59.G6B47 1999 TIP TIP Collection Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 09/05/2023
Edition 2nd pbk. ed.
Collation xiv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Originally published: 1991. With new introd. Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index.
Contents Notes
Las Casas and the rights of the indians -- The debate at Valladolid -- Disease and death -- Indian slavery: Brazil and the Carolinas -- Indians as allies: the Iroquois -- John Marshall and the indians -- Wars against the Indians: the United States and Argentina -- Reserves, reservations and reducciones -- Guatemala: rebirth of the black legend -- The last redoubt: the survival of subsistence -- Native claims and the rule of law. "In this book, respected lawyer and Native rights advocate Thomas Berger surveys the history of the Americas since their "discovery" by Christopher Columbus in 1492. His accounts of the slaughter and disenfranchisement of indigenous peoples throughout North, Central and South America reveal a searing pattern of almost unimaginable duplicity and inhumanity. But as A Long and Terrible Shadow makes clear, Native peoples have defied the odds, waging a tenacious struggle to survive and to re-emerge as distinct cultures. As Native voices demand action and Native land claims take their rightful place on the political agenda, this book provides a focus for crucial debate."--Jacket.