North American Borderlands

ISBN-13: 9780415808668 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 408 str.

Brian Delay

Opis

Since the early colonial period, historians have been fascinated with North America's borderlands - places where people interacted across multiple, independent political and legal systems. Today the scholarship on these regions is more robust and innovative than ever before. North American Borderlands introduces students to exemplary recent scholarship on this vital topic, showcasing work that delves into the complexities of borderland relationships. Essays range from the seventeenth through the late twentieth century, touch on nearly every region of the continent, and represent a variety of historical approaches and preoccupations. Anchored by a substantial introduction that walks students through the terminology and historiography, the collection presents the major debates and questions most prominent in the field today.

Spis treści

Introduction I. Authority 1. Marriage and Homicide on the Middle Ground Richard White 2. The Colonial Pact Cynthia Radding 3. Conversations in the Woods James Merrell II. Conflict 4. The Yamasee War Reconsidered William L. Ramsey 5. The Wider World of the Handsome Man Brian DeLay III. Animals, Plants, and Disease 6. King Philip’s Herds Virginia DeJohn Anderson 7. Dual Revolutions in the California Missions Steven W. Hackel IV. Gender 8. The Anglo-Algonquian Gender Frontier Kathleen M. Brown 9. Virgins and Cannibals Alan Greer X. Ideas 10. Debating Identity, Sovereignty, and Civilization Kathleen DuVal 11. "The Broad Platform of Extermination" Karl Jacoby XI. Crossings 12. Fishing the Line Lissa Wadewitz 13. Enforcing the Borders Erika Lee 14. Borderlands of Modernity and Abandonment Geraldo L. Cadava

O autorze

Brian DeLay is Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of War of a Thousand Deserts: Indian Raids and the U.S.-Mexican War.