Indian Work : : Language and Livelihood in Native American History / / Daniel H. Usner.
Representations of Indian economic life have played an integral role in discourses about poverty, social policy, and cultural difference but have received surprisingly little attention. Daniel Usner dismantles ideological characterizations of Indian livelihood to reveal the intricacy of economic ada...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction: The Pursuit of Livelihood and the Production of Language
- 1. Inventing the Hunter State
- 2. Narratives of Decline and Disappearance
- 3. The Discourse over Poverty
- 4. Perceptions of Authenticity and Passivity
- 5. Primitivism and Tourism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index