Coming to Shore : Northwest Coast Ethnology, Traditions and Vision

Mauze, Marie; Michael E Harkin; Sergie Kan (editors)

ISBN 10: 0803282966 / ISBN 13: 9780803282964

Edité par University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2004

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A historical overview of the ethtnology and ethnohistory of the region. Occasional black and white illustrations. Light wear.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Coming to Shore : Northwest Coast Ethnology, Traditions and Vision
• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln
• Date de parution: 2004
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0803282966
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780803282964
• Reliure: Softcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good in Wraps
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • First Peoples

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Synopsis

The Northwest Coast of North America was home to dozens of Native peoples at the time of its first contact with Europeans. The rich artistic, ceremonial, and oral traditions of these peoples and their preservation of cultural practices have made this region especially attractive for anthropological study. Coming to Shore provides a historical overview of the ethnology and ethnohistory of this region, with special attention given to contemporary, theoretically informed studies of communities and issues.

The first book to explore the role of the Northwest Coast in three distinct national traditions of anthropology-- American, Canadian, and French--Coming to Shore gives particular consideration to the importance of Claude Lévi-Strauss and structuralism, as well as more recent social theory in the context of Northwest Coast anthropology. In addition contributors explore the blurring boundaries between theoretical and applied anthropology as well as contemporary issues such as land claims, criminal justice, environmentalism, economic development, and museum display. The contribution of Frederica de Laguna provides a historical background to the enterprise of Northwest Coast anthropology, as do the contributions of Claude Lévi-Strauss and Marie Mauzé.

À propos de l?auteur

Marie Mauzé is a senior researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. Her books include Present Is Past: Some Uses of Tradition in Native Societies. Michael E. Harkin is a professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming and the editor of Reassessing Revitalization Movements: Perspectives from North America and the Pacific Islands (Nebraska 2004). Sergei Kan is a professor of anthropology and Native American studies at Dartmouth College and author of Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity through Two Centuries.