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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454635003321

Autore

Williams Robert A., Jr., <1955->

Titolo

The American Indian in Western Legal Thought [[electronic resource] ] : The Discourses of Conquest

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993

ISBN

1-280-44328-6

0-19-802173-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Disciplina

346.73013347.30613

347.30613

Soggetti

Indians of North America

Racism

Indians of North America - History - Legal status, laws, etc - Sources - United States

Indians of North America - Government relations - Sources - History

Indians of North America - Politics and government - Sources

Racism - History - Sources

Law - U.S. - General

Law - U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Part I: The Medieval and Renaissance Origins of the Status of the American Indian in Western Legal Thought; 1. The Medieval Discourse of Crusade; 2. The Perfect Instrument of Empire: The Colonizing Discourse of Renaissance Spain; 3. The Protestant Translation of Medieval and Renaissance Discourses on the Rights and Status of American Indians; 4. The Elizabethan Wars for America; 5. The English Conquest of Virginia; Part III: The Norman Yoke: The American Indian and the Settling of United States Colonizing Legal Theory; 6. The Norman Yoke

7. The Colonists' War for AmericaConclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B;



C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The author, a lawyer and member of the Lumbee tribe, traces the evolution of contemporary legal thought on the rights and status of American Indians and other indigenous tribal peoples.