Oregon and the collapse of Illahee : U.S. empire and the transformation of an indigenous world, 1792-1859 / / Gray H. Whaley
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Whaley Gray H
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| Titolo: |
Oregon and the collapse of Illahee : U.S. empire and the transformation of an indigenous world, 1792-1859 / / Gray H. Whaley
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 979.5004/97 |
| Soggetto topico: | Indians of North America - Oregon - History |
| Indians of North America - Government relations - 1789-1869 | |
| Indians, Treatment of - Oregon - History | |
| Whites - Oregon - Relations with Indians | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Oregon Race relations |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction : historical constructions of Oregon and Illahee -- So many little sovereignties, 1792-1822 -- Disastrous times we had : expansions and epidemic, 1821-1834 -- A vital experimental religion : the Methodist mission colony of lower Oregon, 1834-1844 -- Trophies for God : from mission colony to American colony, 1840-1845 -- The colonization of Illahee, 1843-1851 -- Polaklie Illahee (land of darkness) : identity and genocidal culture in Oregon -- Extermination and empire: money, politics, and the Oregon wars, 1855-1856 -- Conclusion : Illahee, "Indian colonies", and the paternalist state. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Modern western Oregon was a crucial site of imperial competition in North America during the formative decades of the United States. In this book, Gray Whaley examines relations among newcomers and between newcomers and Native peoples--focusing on political sovereignty, religion, trade, sexuality, and the land--from initial encounters to Oregon's statehood. He emphasizes Native perspectives, using the Chinook word Illahee (homeland) to refer to the indigenous world he examines. Whaley argues that the process of Oregon's founding is best understood as a contest between the Britis |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Oregon and the collapse of Illahee |
| ISBN: | 979-88-9313-294-6 |
| 1-4696-0397-7 | |
| 0-8078-9831-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814180503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
First peoples (2010)