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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824685203321

Autore

Richter Daniel K

Titolo

The Ordeal of the Longhouse [[electronic resource] ] : The Peoples of the Iroquois League in the Era of European Colonization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : The University of North Carolina Press, 2011

ISBN

1-4696-0320-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (455 p.)

Collana

Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

Disciplina

974.7004975

Soggetti

Iroquois Indians - History

Iroquois Indians - First contact with other peoples

Iroquois Indians - Government relations

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Ethnic & Race Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter One: The Iroquois in the World on the Turtle's Back; Chapter Two: The Great League of Peace and Power; Chapter Three: The Great League for War and Survival; Chapter Four: The Economic Lifeline to the Dutch; Chapter Five: The Ascendancy of the Francophiles; Chapter Six: The Revolt of the Anglophiles; Chapter Seven: The Last of the Beaver Wars; Chapter Eight: The Political Crisis of the Iroquois Confederacy; Chapter Nine: The Precarious Settlement Abroad and at Home

Chapter Ten: The Neutralist Diplomacy of Peace and BalanceChapter Eleven: The Iroquois in a Euro-American World; Methodological Comments; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Select 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; Untitled