Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait - Couverture souple

Haley, James L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0806129786 ISBN 13 : 9780806129785

Editeur : University of Oklahoma Press, 1997

Synopsis

Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait, James L. Haley's dramatic saga of the Apaches' doomed guerrilla war against the whites, was a radical departure from the method followed by previous histories of white-native conflict. Arguing that "you cannot understand the history unless you understand the culture," Haley begins by discussing the lifeway of the Apaches--their mythology and folklore, religious customs, everyday life, and social mores. Haley then explores the tumultuous decades of trade and treaty and of betrayal and bloodshed that preceded the Apaches' final military defeat in 1886. He emphasizes figures that played a decisive role in the conflict: Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, and Geronimo on the one hand, and Royal Whitman, George Crook, and John Clum on the other. With a new preface that places the book in the context of contemporary scholarship, Apaches is a well-rounded overview of Apache history and culture.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James L. Haley is an independent scholar living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of numerous books, including The Buffalo War: The History of the Red River Indian Uprising of 1874 and Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait (OU Press).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Oklahoma Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0806129786
• ISBN 13: 9780806129785
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 544
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• Personne responsable: non disponible