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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818897203321

Autore

Harmon Alexandra <1945->

Titolo

Rich Indians : Native people and the problem of wealth in American history / / Alexandra Harmon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4696-0640-2

0-8078-9957-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Disciplina

973.04/97

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Economic conditions

Indians of North America - Social conditions

Indians of North America - Social life and customs

Rich people - United States - History

Wealth - Social aspects - United States - History

Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects - United States - History

Social change - United States - History

United States Ethnic relations

United States Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"Savages," rich and poor -- Indian gentry -- Civilized Indian nations -- Gilded age Indians -- Osage oil owners -- Riches reclaimed -- Gambling money.

Sommario/riassunto

Long before lucrative tribal casinos sparked controversy, Native Americans amassed other wealth that provoked intense debate about the desirability, morality, and compatibility of Indian and non-Indian economic practices. Skillfully blending social, cultural, and economic history, Alexandra Harmon examines seven such instances of Indian affluence and the dilemmas they presented both for Native Americans and for Euro-Americans--dilemmas rooted in the colonial origins of the modern American economy.  This wide-ranging book looks at controversies concerning Powhatan economic status and ai