The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
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USDThis volume, part of the Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas, is the first major survey of research on the indigenous peoples of South America from the earliest peopling of the continent to the present since Julian Steward's Handbook of South American Indians was published half a century ago. Although this volume concentrates on continental South America, peoples in the Caribbean and lower Central America who were linguistically or culturally connected are also discussed. This volume is an 'idea-oriented history,' emphasizing the development of general themes instead of presenting every group and society. Indigenous peoples' own stories of the past are used as well as the standard accounts written by outsiders. Research is presented following regional and conceptual frameworks; some chapters overlap or present differing interpretations. The volume's emphasis is on self-perceptions of the indigenous peoples of South America at various times and under differing situations.
- First comprehensive history of native peoples living in South America to be published in 50 years
- Includes multiple perspectives, provided by authors of different backgrounds and indigenous people's own stories
- Emphasizes indigenous people's perceptions of themselves
Reviews & endorsements
"This is an integral volume in a series that is clearly the definitive work on its subject and is likely to remain so for decades to come. Fortunately, it is thorough, consistently well written, amply documented in unobtrusive ways, and a joy to read. In short, anyone who cares about native peoples of South America, in historical perspective, would find this book pleasant as well as fruitful..." Choice
"...both valuable and useful..." American Historical Review
Product details
October 1999Hardback
9780521630764
976 pages
236 × 162 × 60 mm
1.48kg
6 maps
Available
Table of Contents
- 18. Warfare, reorganization, and readaptation at the margins of Spanish rule: the Chaco and Paraguay (1573–1882) James Schofield Saeger
- 19. Destruction, resistance and transformation: Southern, Coastal and Northern Brazil, 1580–1890 Robin M. Wright and Manuela Carneiro de Cunha
- 20. Native peoples confront colonial regimes in Northeastern South America, c. 1500–1900 Neil L. Whitehead
- 21. New peoples and new kinds of people: adaptation, readjustment, and ethnogenesis in South American indigenous societies (Colonial Era) Stuart B. Schwartz and Frank Salomon
- 22. The 'Republic of Indians' in revolt (c. 1680–c. 1790) Luis Miguel Glave
- 23. Andean highland peasants and the trials of nation-making during the nineteenth century Brooke Larson
- 24. Indigenous peoples and the rise of independent nation-states in lowland South America Jonathan D. Hill
- 25. Andean people in the twentieth century Xavier Albó
- 26. Lowland peoples of the twentieth century David Maybury-Lewis.
