The Navajo political experience / / David E. Wilkins |
Autore | Wilkins David E (David Eugene), <1954-> |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefiled Publishers, Inc., , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.1004/9726 |
Collana | Spectrum series, race and ethnicity in national and global politics |
Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Southwest, New - Politics and government
Navajo Indians - Politics and government |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4422-2669-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; New to This Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; I: Foundations of Diné Government and Relations with the United States; Chapter One: Diné National Government: An Historical Overview; Outline; Introduction; Diné Traditional Political Life; Diné Government: 1700-1846; Diné Governmental Change during the Early American Period: 1846-1921; The Birth of Local Government: 1922-1936; Navajo Tribal Reorganization: 1936-1938; Diné Tribal Government: 1940-1989
Democratization of the Navajo Nation: Title II Amendments, 1989-2002Fundamental Law to the Present; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Two: A Nation within a Nation; Outline; Introduction; No Universal Legal Definition; A Navajo Understanding of What Constitutes a Nation; The Cultural Side of Navajo National Identity; The Political Side of Navajo Identity; The Distinctive Native Nation-Federal Relationship; Native Nation-State Relations; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Three: Governmental Structure: Its Form and Function; Outline; Introduction What Is Government?What Are Politics and Political Science?; Why the Need for Government?; Who Has the Power in Government?; The Role of Ideology in American Politics; Three Principal Functions of Government; Types of Governing Structures; What Is Democracy?; Division of Governing Functions; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Four: Federal Indian Policy: An Historical Overview; Outline; Introduction; Indigenous Independence: 1492-Colonial Era; Early United States Independence: 1776-1828; Removal-Relocation-Reservation: 1828-1887; Allotment and Assimilation: 1887-1921 Reorganization and Limited Tribal Self-Rule: 1921-1945Termination: 1945-1961; Tribal Self-Determination and Self-Governance: 1961-Present; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; II: Institutions of Diné Government; Chapter Five: The Framework of Navajo Government Today; Outline; Introduction; Navajo Nation Code: Principles; Navajo Nation Code: Authority; Why Is There a Code and Not a Constitution?; Limits to Navajo Government Power; Attempts at Government Reform; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Six: The Navajo Nation Legislature (The Council); Outline IntroductionWhat Is a Legislature?; The Council and Its Delegates; Committees; How a Resolution Becomes Law; Factors Influencing Navajo Lawmakers; Reapportionment-"One-Navajo, One-Vote"; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Seven: The Navajo Nation Executive (The President and Vice President); Outline; Introduction; What Is Executive Power?; Powers of the Navajo Nation President; Presidential Office and Activities; Vacancies; Gifts of Property; The Executive Bureaucracy; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes Chapter Eight: The Navajo Nation Judiciary (The Courts) |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453360003321 |
Wilkins David E (David Eugene), <1954->
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The Navajo political experience / / David E. Wilkins |
Autore | Wilkins David E (David Eugene), <1954-> |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefiled Publishers, Inc., , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.1004/9726 |
Collana | Spectrum series, race and ethnicity in national and global politics |
Soggetto topico |
Indians of North America - Southwest, New - Politics and government
Navajo Indians - Politics and government |
ISBN | 1-4422-2669-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; New to This Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; I: Foundations of Diné Government and Relations with the United States; Chapter One: Diné National Government: An Historical Overview; Outline; Introduction; Diné Traditional Political Life; Diné Government: 1700-1846; Diné Governmental Change during the Early American Period: 1846-1921; The Birth of Local Government: 1922-1936; Navajo Tribal Reorganization: 1936-1938; Diné Tribal Government: 1940-1989
Democratization of the Navajo Nation: Title II Amendments, 1989-2002Fundamental Law to the Present; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Two: A Nation within a Nation; Outline; Introduction; No Universal Legal Definition; A Navajo Understanding of What Constitutes a Nation; The Cultural Side of Navajo National Identity; The Political Side of Navajo Identity; The Distinctive Native Nation-Federal Relationship; Native Nation-State Relations; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Three: Governmental Structure: Its Form and Function; Outline; Introduction What Is Government?What Are Politics and Political Science?; Why the Need for Government?; Who Has the Power in Government?; The Role of Ideology in American Politics; Three Principal Functions of Government; Types of Governing Structures; What Is Democracy?; Division of Governing Functions; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Four: Federal Indian Policy: An Historical Overview; Outline; Introduction; Indigenous Independence: 1492-Colonial Era; Early United States Independence: 1776-1828; Removal-Relocation-Reservation: 1828-1887; Allotment and Assimilation: 1887-1921 Reorganization and Limited Tribal Self-Rule: 1921-1945Termination: 1945-1961; Tribal Self-Determination and Self-Governance: 1961-Present; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; II: Institutions of Diné Government; Chapter Five: The Framework of Navajo Government Today; Outline; Introduction; Navajo Nation Code: Principles; Navajo Nation Code: Authority; Why Is There a Code and Not a Constitution?; Limits to Navajo Government Power; Attempts at Government Reform; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Six: The Navajo Nation Legislature (The Council); Outline IntroductionWhat Is a Legislature?; The Council and Its Delegates; Committees; How a Resolution Becomes Law; Factors Influencing Navajo Lawmakers; Reapportionment-"One-Navajo, One-Vote"; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes; Chapter Seven: The Navajo Nation Executive (The President and Vice President); Outline; Introduction; What Is Executive Power?; Powers of the Navajo Nation President; Presidential Office and Activities; Vacancies; Gifts of Property; The Executive Bureaucracy; Conclusion; Key Terms; Selected Readings; Notes Chapter Eight: The Navajo Nation Judiciary (The Courts) |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910652482203321 |
Wilkins David E (David Eugene), <1954->
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Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefiled Publishers, Inc., , [2013] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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