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Dispossession by Degrees - by Jean M O'Brien (Paperback)

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  • Despite popular belief, Native peoples did not simply disappear from colonial New England as the English extended their domination in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
  • About the Author: Jean M. O'Brien is an associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota, where she is also affiliated with American studies, American Indian studies, and the Center for Advanced Feminist Studies.
  • 224 Pages
  • History, Native American

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About the Book



Originally published: Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997, in series: Cambridge studies in North American Indian history.



Book Synopsis



Despite popular belief, Native peoples did not simply disappear from colonial New England as the English extended their domination in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Rather, the Native peoples in such places as Natick, Massachusetts, creatively resisted colonialism, defended their lands, and rebuilt kin networks and community through the strategic use of English cultural practices and institutions. So why did New England settlers believe that the Native peoples had vanished? In this thoroughly researched and astutely argued study, historian Jean M. O'Brien reveals that, in the late eighteenth century, the Natick tribe experienced a process of "dispossession by degrees," which rendered them invisible within the larger context of the colonial social order, thus enabling the construction of the myth of Indian extinction.



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"An invaluable, informative, insightful contribution, Dispossession by Degrees is an original and very highly recommended addition to Native American Studies reading lists and American History reference collections."--Wisconsin Bookwatch



"Readers will discover an astounding story of how Native peoples from different tribal backgrounds came together, adjusted to European concepts about land ownership, created a town, interacted with their non-Indian neighbors in land and other disputes, and still managed to maintain a sense of Indian identity. There is the clear perception that the Native Americans in the 'Praying Town' of Natick, Massachusetts, controlled their own destinies so far as possible."--Choice



About the Author



Jean M. O'Brien is an associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota, where she is also affiliated with American studies, American Indian studies, and the Center for Advanced Feminist Studies.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.14 Inches (H) x 6.06 Inches (W) x .57 Inches (D)
Weight: .72 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Native American
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Jean M O'Brien
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2003
TCIN: 88975816
UPC: 9780803286191
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-8552
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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