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America in 1492 : the world of the Indian peoples before the arrival of Columbus / edited and with an introduction by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. ; developed by Frederick E. Hoxie

Contributor(s):

Josephy, Alvin M., 1915-2005

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House , 1992.Edition: 1st editionDescription: xii, 477 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780394564388

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973.15 AME

LOC classification:

E58 .A526 1992

Summary: To portray Native Ameican culture at the time of Columbus's first voyage to the West in 1492, Josephy ( Now That the Buffalo's Gone ) assembles noted writers and scholars (Vine Deloria Jr., N. Scott Momaday, Peter Nabokov et al.) in a concerted effort to quash myths and stereotypes. Original pieces describe various native cultures as they were 500 years ago, from those of nomadic Arctic hunters to the ``cannibal'' Caribs to the empire-building Aztecs and Incas. Other essays examine such topics as religion, language and art. Clara Sue Kidwell's contribution on systems of knowledge is particularly enlightening. Taken as a body, this remarkable work offers persuasive evidence that the Native American was far from the primitive figure often depicted in literature and film.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	973.15 AME (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		062959

Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-461) and index.

To portray Native Ameican culture at the time of Columbus's first voyage to the West in 1492, Josephy ( Now That the Buffalo's Gone ) assembles noted writers and scholars (Vine Deloria Jr., N. Scott Momaday, Peter Nabokov et al.) in a concerted effort to quash myths and stereotypes. Original pieces describe various native cultures as they were 500 years ago, from those of nomadic Arctic hunters to the ``cannibal'' Caribs to the empire-building Aztecs and Incas. Other essays examine such topics as religion, language and art. Clara Sue Kidwell's contribution on systems of knowledge is particularly enlightening. Taken as a body, this remarkable work offers persuasive evidence that the Native American was far from the primitive figure often depicted in literature and film.

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