The adventures of Tom Sawyer, 135th anniversary edition / / Mark Twain; Paul Baender
| The adventures of Tom Sawyer, 135th anniversary edition / / Mark Twain; Paul Baender |
| Autore | Twain Mark <1835-1910, > |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina | 813.4 |
| Collana | Mark Twain Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Boys -- Fiction
Child witnesses -- Fiction Mississippi River Valley -- Fiction Missouri -- Fiction Runaway children -- Fiction Sawyer, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Runaway children Fugitive slaves English Languages & Literatures American Literature |
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19th century
adventure stories adventures american authors american literature american south anniversary edition banned books boyhood childhood children classic lit classic literature coming of age famous author famous authors fiction classics fiction growing up hannibal missouri high school huckleberry finn humor illustrated juvenile literary fiction mississippi river mississippi moral issues original text realism required reading slavery small town setting tom sawyer young adult fiction |
| ISBN |
1-280-49195-7
9786613587183 0-520-94632-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- THE WRITING OF TOM SAWER -- PREFACE -- 1. Y-o-u-u Tom-Aunt Polly Decides Upon her Duty- Tom Practices Music-The Challenge-A Private Entrance -- 2. Strong Temptations-Strategic Movements-The Innocents Beguiled -- 3. Tom as a General-Triumph and Reward-Dismal Felicity-Commission and Omission -- 4. Mental Acrobatics-Attending Sunday-School-The Superintendent-"Showing off-Tom Lionized -- 5. A Useful Minister-In Church-The Climax -- 6. Self-Examination-Dentistry-The Midnight Charm- Witches and Devils-Cautious Approaches-Happy Hours -- 7. A Treaty Entered Into-Early Lessons-A Mistake Made -- 8. Tom Decides on his Course-Old Scenes Re-enacted -- 9. A Solemn Situation-Grave Subjects Introduced- Injun Joe Explains -- 10. The Solemn Oath-Terror Brings Repentance- Mental Punishment -- 1 1. Muff Potter Comes Himself-Tom's Conscience at Work -- 12. Tom Shows his Generosity-Aunt Polly Weakens -- 13. The Young Pirates-Going to the Rendezvous-The Camp-Fire Talk -- 14. Camp-Life-A Sensation-Tom Steals Away from Camp -- 15. Tom Reconnoiters-Learns the Situation-Reports at Camp -- 16. A Day's Amusements-Tom Reveals a Secret-The Pirates take a Lesson-A Night Surprise-An Indian War -- 17. Memories of the Lost Heroes-The Point in Tom's Secret -- 18. Tom's Feelings Investigated-Wonderful Dream- Becky Thatcher Overshadowed-Tom Becomes Jealous-Black Revenge -- 19. Tom Tells the Truth -- 20. Becky in a Dilemma-Tom's Nobility Asserts Itself -- 21. Youthful Eloquence-Compositions by the Young Ladies-A Lengthy Vision-The Boys' Vengeance Satisfied -- 22. Tom's Confidence Betrayed-Expects Signal Punishment -- 23. Old Muff's Friends-Muff Potter in Court-Muff Potter Saved -- 24. Tom as the Village Hero-Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror-Pursuit of Injun Joe -- 25. About Kings and Diamonds-Search for the Treasure -Dead People and Ghosts -- 26. The Haunted House-Sleepy Ghosts-A Box of Gold -Bitter Luck -- 27. Doubts to be Settled-The Young Detectives -- 28. An Attempt at No. Two-Huck Mounts Guard -- 29. The Pic-nic-Huck on Injun Joe's Track-The "Revenge" Job--Aid for the Widow -- 30. The Welchman Reports-Huck Under Fire-The Story Circulated-A New Sensation-Hope Giving Way to Despair -- 31. An Exploring Expedition-Trouble Commences-Lost in the Cave-Total Darkness-Found but not Saved -- 32. Tom tells the Story of their Escape-Tom's Enemy in Safe Quarters -- 33. The Fate of Injun Joe-Huck and Tom Compare Notes-An Expedition to the Cave-Protection Against Ghosts-"An Awful Snug Placen-A Reception at the Widow Douglas's -- 34. Springing a Secret-Mr. Jones' Surprise a Failure -- 35. A New Order of Things-Poor Huck-New Adventures Planned -- CONCLUSION -- EXPLANATORY NOTES -- SOURCES FOR CHARACTERS -- NOTE ON THE TEXT |
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Twain Mark <1835-1910, >
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2010] | ||
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Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans : The Lure of the Local Film Economy / / Vicki Mayer
| Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans : The Lure of the Local Film Economy / / Vicki Mayer |
| Autore | Mayer Vicki <1971-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 147 pages) : illustrations (some colour); digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 791.4309763/35 |
| Soggetto topico | Motion picture industry - Louisiana - New Orleans |
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academic
american south career cinema studies economy film crew film economy film studies film filming hollywood south hollywood local film los angeles making money making movies media money movie star movies multimedia new orleans press coverage regional film economies regional film saving money scholarly southern california television |
| ISBN | 0-520-96717-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue : I'm just a film tax credit -- Introduction : presenting Hollywood South -- The making of regional film economies : why La. is not L.A. -- Hollywood South : structural to visceral reorganizations of space -- The place of Treme in the film economy : love and labor for Hollywood South -- (Almost a) conclusion -- Appendix : a guide to decoding film economy claims and press coverage. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996333148203316 |
Mayer Vicki <1971->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017] | ||
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Autobiography of Mark Twain . Volume 1 [[electronic resource] /] / editor: Harriet Elinor Smith ; associate editors: Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Myrick
| Autobiography of Mark Twain . Volume 1 [[electronic resource] /] / editor: Harriet Elinor Smith ; associate editors: Benjamin Griffin, Victor Fischer, Michael B. Frank, Sharon K. Goetz, Leslie Myrick |
| Autore | Twain Mark <1835-1910.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (775 p.) |
| Disciplina | 818/.4/0924 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmithHarriet Elinor
GriffinBenjamin <1968-> FischerVictor FrankMichael B GoetzSharon K MyrickLeslie Diane |
| Collana | The Mark Twain Papers |
| Soggetto topico | Authors, American - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century
20th century authors adventures american authors american lit american south american autobiography classics coming of age critic engaging famous authors free thoughts historical humorist life journey life lessons life story literary criticism literary icon literary lively mark twain memoir nonfiction opinionated page turner public figure students and teachers twain scholars uncensored |
| ISBN |
1-282-75441-6
9786612754418 0-520-94699-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Manuscripts and Dictations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Preliminary Manuscripts and Dictations, 1870-1905 -- Autobiography Of Mark Twain -- Explanatory Notes -- Appendixes -- Note On The Text -- Word Division in This Volume -- References -- Index |
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Twain Mark <1835-1910.>
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2010 | ||
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Between Sundays [[electronic resource] ] : Black women and everyday struggles of faith / / Marla F. Frederick
| Between Sundays [[electronic resource] ] : Black women and everyday struggles of faith / / Marla F. Frederick |
| Autore | Frederick Marla Faye <1972-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Disciplina | 277.5/6/083/082 |
| Collana | George Gund Foundation Book in African American Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
African American women - Religious life
African American women - Spiritual life |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african americans
american south american women baptist women black americans black experience black religion black women christianity cultural analysis cultural politics ethnographers ethnography faith and religion female relationships gender studies nonfiction personal interviews regional history rural south social conditions southern baptists spiritual community spiritual lives spirituality systemic oppression women of faith |
| ISBN |
1-59734-490-7
0-520-93645-0 9786612762673 1-282-76267-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Monday. "Of The Meaning Of Progress" -- Tuesday. Gratitude And Empathy -- Revival. Reading Church History -- Wednesday. Righteous Discontent -- Revival. "Are We A Church Or A Social Change Organization?" -- Thursday Televangelism. (And Shifting Discourses Of Progress) -- Revival. "Loosed Women" -- Friday. Financial Priorities -- Saturday. Sexual Politics -- Second Sunday. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frederick Marla Faye <1972->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2003 | ||
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I've got the light of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the organizing tradition and the Mississippi freedom struggle / / Charles M. Payne ; with a new preface
| I've got the light of freedom [[electronic resource] ] : the organizing tradition and the Mississippi freedom struggle / / Charles M. Payne ; with a new preface |
| Autore | Payne Charles M |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (577 p.) |
| Disciplina | 323.1196/0730762 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Civil rights - Mississippi - History - 20th century
Civil rights movements - Mississippi - History - 20th century African American civil rights workers - Mississippi - History - 20th century Civil rights workers - Mississippi - History - 20th century African Americans - Civil rights - Mississippi - Greenwood - History - 20th century Civil rights movements - Mississippi - Greenwood - History - 20th century |
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african american studies
against the odds american south biographical black activism black rights civil rights history civil rights democracy discussion books emancipation generational higher education history human rights movement literature overcoming obstacles political race and prejudice racism school setting university textbook uplifting stories we shall overcome |
| ISBN |
1-280-09458-3
9786613520418 0-520-93388-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface To The 2007 Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. Setting The Stage -- Two. Testing The Limits: Black Activism In Postwar Mississippi -- Three. Give Light And The People Will Find A Way: The Roots Of An Organizing Tradition -- Four. Moving On Mississippi -- Five. Greenwood: Building On The Past -- Six. If You Don't Go, Don't Hinder Me: The Redefinition Of Leadership -- Seven. They Kept The Story Before Me: Families And Traditions -- Eight. Slow And Respectful Work: Organizers And Organizing -- Nine. A Woman's War -- Ten. Transitions -- Eleven. Carrying On: The Politics Of Empowerment -- Twelve. From Sncc To Slick: The Demoralization Of The Movement -- Thirteen. Mrs. Hamer Is No Longer Relevant: The Loss Of The Organizing Tradition -- Fourteen. The Rough Draft Of History -- Epilogue -- Bibliographic Essay: The Social Construction Of History -- Notes -- Interviews -- Index |
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Payne Charles M
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| Berkeley ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
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Many middle passages [[electronic resource] ] : forced migration and the making of the modern world / / edited by Emma Christopher, Cassandra Pybus, Marcus Rediker
| Many middle passages [[electronic resource] ] : forced migration and the making of the modern world / / edited by Emma Christopher, Cassandra Pybus, Marcus Rediker |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.362096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristopherEmma <1971->
PybusCassandra RedikerMarcus |
| Collana | California World History Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Slave trade - Africa - History
Enslaved persons Slavery |
| Soggetto non controllato |
abolition
african slave trade american civil war american south bonded labor bonded soldiers captivity china sea chinese labor convict transportation death east african middle passage forced migration global perspective history of slavery history human cargo indentured servants indian ocean irish labor melanesian labor trade middle passage migration slave traders slavery sulu zone terror torture trafficked women transported convicts voc voyages yellow trade |
| ISBN |
9786612360350
1-282-36035-3 0-520-94098-9 1-4356-0192-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Introduction / Rediker, Marcus / Pybus, Cassandra / Christopher, Emma -- One. The Other Middle Passage: The African Slave Trade in the Indian Ocean / Alpers, Edward A. -- Two. The East African Middle Passage: David Livingstone, the Zambesi Expedition, and Lake Nyassa, 1858-1866 / McCalman, Iain -- Three. The Iranun and Balangingi Slaving Voyage: Middle Passages in the Sulu Zone / Warren, James -- Four. The Voyage Out: Peter Kolb and VOC Voyages to the Cape / Penn, Nigel -- Five Bound for Botany Bay: John Martin's Voyage to Australia / Pybus, Cassandra -- Six. "The Slave Trade Is Merciful Compared to [This]": Slave Traders, Convict Transportation, and the Abolitionists / Christopher, Emma -- Seven. Convict Passages in the Indian Ocean, c. 1790-1860 / Anderson, Clare -- Eight. After Slavery Forced: Drafts of Irish and Chinese Labor in the American Civil War, or the Search for Liquid Labor / Nelson, Scott Reynolds -- Nine. La Trata Amarilla: The "Yellow Trade" and the Middle Passage, 1847-1884 / Hu-DeHart, Evelyn -- Ten. "A Most Irregular Traffic": The Oceanic Passages of the Melanesian Labor Trade / Brown, Laurence -- Eleven. La Traite des Jaunes: Trafficking in Women and Children across the China Sea / Martínez, Julia -- Afterword: "All of It Is Now" / Bales, Kevin / Trodd, Zoe -- Postscript: The Gun-Slave Cycle / Rediker, Marcus -- Appendix -- Contributors -- Index |
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| Berkeley ; ; London, : University of California Press, c2007 | ||
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Mark Twain [[electronic resource] ] : the adventures of Samuel L. Clemens / / Jerome Loving
| Mark Twain [[electronic resource] ] : the adventures of Samuel L. Clemens / / Jerome Loving |
| Autore | Loving Jerome <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (549 p.) |
| Disciplina |
818/.409
B |
| Soggetto topico |
Authors, American - 19th century
Humorists, American - 19th century |
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adventures of huckleberry finn
america american authors american literature american south american west archives biographical biography book club reads comedy discussion books europe famous authors funny historical research humorists humorous life lessons lit studies literary criticism literary critics literary figures mark twain new england nonfiction samuel clemens twain fans twain scholars us lit wit |
| ISBN |
1-282-55621-5
9786612556210 0-520-94549-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology of the Life and Works of Mark Twain -- Prologue -- Part I. Humorist in the West -- Part II. Writer in the East -- Part III. The Artist and the Businessman -- Part IV. The Mysterious Stranger -- Appendix A. Clemens Genealogy -- Appendix B. Books Published by Charles L. Webster & Company -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780864603321 |
Loving Jerome <1941->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Signs of the times [[electronic resource] ] : the visual politics of Jim Crow / / Elizabeth Abel
| Signs of the times [[electronic resource] ] : the visual politics of Jim Crow / / Elizabeth Abel |
| Autore | Abel Elizabeth <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (415 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.800975 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Segregation - Southern States - History - 20th century
Visual communication - Southern States - History - 20th century Signs and signboards - Southern States - History - 20th century Photography - Social aspects - Southern States - History - 20th century Racism in popular culture - Southern States - History - 20th century |
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1960s
1970s 19th century african americans america american culture american south civil rights activists cultural history cultural memory historians jim crow laws jim crow signs nonfiction political history political tension public spaces racial issues racism regional history regional practices retrospective segregation signs semiotics social history social sphere united states us history visual communication visual politics |
| ISBN |
1-283-27721-2
9786613277213 0-520-94586-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Jim Crow's Cultural Turns -- 1. American Graffiti: The Social Life of Jim Crow Signs -- 2. The Signs of Race in the Language of Photography -- 3. Cultural Memory and the Conditions of Visibility: The Circulation of Jim Crow Photographs -- 4. Restroom Doors and Drinking Fountains: Perspective, Mobility, and the Fluid Grounds of Race and Gender -- 5. The Eyeball and the Wall: Eating, Seeing, and the Nation -- 6. Double Take: Photography, Cinema, and the Segregated Theater -- 7. Upside Down and Inside Out: Camera Work, Spectatorship, and the Chronotope of the Colored Balcony -- 8. Remaking Racial Signs: Activism and Photography in the Theater of the Sit-Ins -- Afterword: Contemporary Turns -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index |
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Abel Elizabeth <1945->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Taxing the Poor : Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged / / Katherine S. Newman, Rourke O'Brien
| Taxing the Poor : Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged / / Katherine S. Newman, Rourke O'Brien |
| Autore | Newman Katherine S. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
| Disciplina | 336.20086 9420973 |
| Collana | Wildavsky Forum Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Poor - Taxation - Southern States
Poor -- Taxation -- Southern States Poor - Taxation - United States Poor -- Taxation -- United States Poverty - Southern States Poverty -- Southern States Poverty - United States Poverty -- United States Political Science Law, Politics & Government Public Finance |
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access to health care
african americans american south consumers consumption corporate taxes crime early mortality economics food deserts health care health insurance high school dropout income taxes legislation modern health care nonfiction obesity political science poverty prop 13 property taxes public education race racism regressive sales tax rural sales tax social issues social policy social science structural poverty taxation taxes teen pregnancy |
| ISBN |
1-283-27800-6
9786613278005 0-520-94893-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. The Evolution of Southern Tax Structures -- Chapter Two. Barriers to Change: Inertia, Supermajorities, and Constitutional Amendments -- Chapter Three. The Geography of Poverty -- Chapter Four. Tax Traps and Regional Poverty Regimes -- Chapter Five. The Bottom Line -- Conclusion: Are We Our Brothers' Keepers? -- Appendix I. How Many Lags of x? -- Appendix II. Tables -- Notes -- Index |
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Newman Katherine S.
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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Ties that bind : the story of an Afro-Cherokee family in slavery and freedom / / Tiya Miles
| Ties that bind : the story of an Afro-Cherokee family in slavery and freedom / / Tiya Miles |
| Autore | Miles Tiya <1970-> |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
| Disciplina | 975.004/97557 |
| Collana |
George Gund Foundation Imprint in African American Studies
American Crossroads |
| Soggetto topico |
Cherokee Indians - History - 19th century
Cherokee Indians - Mixed descent Cherokee Indians - Kinship Enslaved Indians - Georgia - History - 19th century African Americans - Georgia African Americans - Kinship - Georgia Black people - Georgia - Relations with Indians |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century history
african american history african american american colonialism american history american indian south american south black authors black history black indians black studies cherokee indians cherokee nation cherokee women colonialism critical race studies emancipation ethnic studies gender studies history of the us south indian slaveholders indian slaves indigenous studies indigenous kinship native american history native american studies native americans native women |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- ONE. Captivity -- TWO. Slavery -- THREE. Motherhood -- FOUR. Property -- FIVE. Christianity -- SIX. Nationhood -- SEVEN. Gold Rush -- EIGHT. Removal -- NINE. Capture -- TEN. Freedom -- EPILOGUE. Citizenship -- CODA: The Shoeboots Family Today -- APPENDIX ONE. Research Methods and Challenges -- APPENDIX TWO. Definition and Use of Terms -- APPENDIX THREE. Cherokee Names and Mistaken Identities -- APPENDIX FOUR. Primary Sources for Further Study -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- AMERICAN CROSSROADS |
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Miles Tiya <1970->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
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