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

• Autore: Williams Robert A., Jr., <1955->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (365 p.)
• Disciplina: 346.73013347.30613; 347.30613
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The American Indian in Western Legal Thought
• ISBN: 1-280-44328-6; 0-19-802173-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454635003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II