Indian givers : how Native Americans transformed the world
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0307717151
ISBN 13
9780307717153
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
2010
Publisher
Pages
351
Subject
Civilization -- Indigenous influences
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Abstract
"Beloved author Jack Weatherford's classic work is now available with a new introduction by the author. Indian Givers is the utterly compelling story of how the cultural, social, and political practices of Native Americans transformed the way life is lived throughout the world."--Back cover.
Description
x, 351 pages ; 21 cm.
Biblio Notes
Contents:
Introduction --
1. Silver and money capitalism --
2. Piracy, slavery, and the birth of corporations --
3. The American Indian path to industrialization --
4. The food revolution --
5. Indian agricultural technology --
6. The culinary revolution --
7. Liberty, anarchism, and the noble savage --
8. The founding Indian fathers --
9. Red sticks and revolution --
10. The Indian healer --
11. The drug connection --
12. Architecture and urban planning --
13. The pathfinders --
14. When will America be discovered? --
References --
Acknowledgments --
Index.
Introduction --
1. Silver and money capitalism --
2. Piracy, slavery, and the birth of corporations --
3. The American Indian path to industrialization --
4. The food revolution --
5. Indian agricultural technology --
6. The culinary revolution --
7. Liberty, anarchism, and the noble savage --
8. The founding Indian fathers --
9. Red sticks and revolution --
10. The Indian healer --
11. The drug connection --
12. Architecture and urban planning --
13. The pathfinders --
14. When will America be discovered? --
References --
Acknowledgments --
Index.
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