Rich Indians

Native People and the Problem of Wealth in American History
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4696-0684-2
Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 682 g

Long before lucrative tribal casinos sparked controversy, Native Americans amassed other wealth that provoked intense debate about the desirability, morality, and compatibility of Indian and non-Indian economic practices. Alexandra Harmon examines seven such instances of Indian affluence and the dilemmas they presented both for Native Americans and for Euro-Americans--dilemmas rooted in the colonial origins of the modern American economy. Harmon's study not only compels us to look beyond stereotypes of greedy whites and poor Indians, but also convincingly demonstrates that Indians deserve a prominent place in American economic history and in the history of American ideas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harmon, Alexandra

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Alexandra Harmon</strong> is associate professor of American Indian studies at the University of Washington, USA. She is editor of <em>The Power of Promises: Perspectives on Northwest Indian Treaties</em> and author of<em> Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound.</em>