wyszukanych pozycji: 2
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Lines Drawn Upon the Water: First Nations and the Great Lakes Borders and Borderlands
ISBN: 9781554584871 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The First Nations who have lived in the Great Lakes watershed have been strongly influenced by the imposition of colonial and national boundaries there. The essays in Lines Drawn upon the Water examine the impact of the Canadian--American border on communities, with reference to national efforts to enforce the boundary and the determination of local groups to pursue their interests and define themselves. Although both governments regard the border as clearly defined, local communities continue to contest the artificial divisions imposed by the international boundary and define... The First Nations who have lived in the Great Lakes watershed have been strongly influenced by the imposition of colonial and national boundaries ... |
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221,71 zł |
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The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and the Great Lakes Environment
ISBN: 9781554584888 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Drawing on themes from John MacKenzie's Empires of Nature and the Nature of Empires (1997), this book explores, from Indigenous or Indigenous-influenced perspectives, the power of nature and the attempts by empires (United States, Canada, and Britain) to control it. It also examines contemporary threats to First Nations communities from ongoing political, environmental, and social issues, and the efforts to confront and eliminate these threats to peoples and the environment. It becomes apparent that empire, despite its manifestations of power, cannot control or discipline humans... Drawing on themes from John MacKenzie's Empires of Nature and the Nature of Empires (1997), this book explores, from Indigenous or Indigeno... |
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210,62 zł |