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Urvina Anthony |
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More than God demands : the politics and influence of Christian missions in northwest Alaska, 1897-1918 / / Anthony Urvina, with Sally Urvina |
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Fairbanks, Alaska : , : University of Alaska Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Missions - Alaska |
Electronic books. |
Alaska History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; I. A Peculiar Work; 1. The Bureau of Education in Alaska; 2. Sectarianism, Human Hierarchy, and the Decades of Change; II. The White Man's Window; 3. A Matter of Perspective; 4. A Strategy for Change; III. The Children of Conflict; 5. Trouble Comes in Threes; IV. The Reindeer Files; 6. A Perception of Progress; 7. The Exodus to Noorvik; Conclusions; Epilogue; Appendix 1 - Missionaries and Bureau of Education Teachers in Northwestern and Northern Alaska, 1890-1918; Appendix 2 - Village Population Data Chart, Winter 1909-1910; Bibliography |
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