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

• Autore: Weisman Brent Richards <1952->
• 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
• 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
• ISBN: 0-8173-8437-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809188003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II