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Like beads on a string [[electronic resource] ] : a culture history of the Seminole Indians in northern peninsular Florida / / Brent Richards Weisman



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Autore: Weisman Brent Richards <1952-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Like beads on a string [[electronic resource] ] : a culture history of the Seminole Indians in northern peninsular Florida / / Brent Richards Weisman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1989
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
Disciplina: 975.9/00497
Soggetto topico: Seminole Indians - History
Seminole Indians - Social life and customs
Indians of North America - Florida - History
Indians of North America - Florida - Social life and customs
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Antecedents: The Ancestral Creek Pattern; 3. Colonization, 1716-1767; 4. Enterprise, 1767-1821; 5. Revitalization, 1821-1841; 6. A Warrior and a Gentleman: The Archaeology of Powell's Town; 7. Like Beads on a String: Observations on the Seminole Cosmos; 8. Seminole Studies: Topical Concerns and Directions; Notes; References; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Florida's Seminole Indians are exerting an ever increasing influence on crucial issues in state politics, economy, and law. From a position of near obscurity less than a century ago, these Native Americans have staged a remarkable comeback to take an active hand in shaping Florida society, present and future. Anthropologists have long been fascinated with the Seminoles and have often remarked upon their ability to adapt to new circumstances while preserving the core features of their traditional culture. Early observers of the Seminoles also commented on the dynamic tension that exi
Titolo autorizzato: Like beads on a string  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8437-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457881203321
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