Author: Jeffrey Ostler File Type: pdf The first part of a sweeping two-volume history of the devastation brought to bear on Indian nations by U.S. expansion In this book, the first part of a sweeping two-volume history, Jeffrey Ostler investigates how American democracy relied on Indian dispossession and the federally sanctioned use of force to remove or slaughter Indians in the way of U.S. expansion. He charts the losses that Indians suffered from relentless violence and upheaval and the attendant effects of disease, deprivation, and exposure. This volume centers on the eastern United States from the 1750s to the start of the Civil War. An authoritative contribution to the history of the United States violent path toward building a continental empire, this ambitious and well-researched book deepens our understanding of the seizure of Indigenous lands, including the use of treaties to create the appearance of Native consent to dispossession. Ostler also documents the resilience of Native people, showing how they survived genocide by creating alliances, defending their towns, and rebuilding their communities. Review Jeffrey Ostlers Surviving Genocide covers a full century and a huge swath of territory but is never less than comprehensive. This is benchmark history at its best.bJohn Mack Faragher, Yale Universityb Surviving Genocide provides a panoramic survey of American-Indian relations and takes a hard look at U.S. policies that were predicated, one way or another, on the removal of Native people at the same time, it offers important testimony on the resilience of Native people who refused to disappear.bColin G. Calloway, author of The Indian World of George Washingtonb Stunning in its depth of research and scope of learning, Surviving Genocide brings a new level of sophistication to the study of the United States Indian wars, revealing the genocidal impulse at the core of the conflicts as well as the Native ingenuity that prevented an even more profound loss of life and land.bKarl Jacoby, author of Shadows at Dawn A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of Historyb A landmark book essential to understanding American history, Surviving Genocide is an act of courage. Ostlers brilliant concept of reconstructing an Indigenous consciousness of genocide is significant for its insight into how American Indians understood, discussed, and resisted genocidal threats to their families, communities, and nations. His modern vocabulary of atrocities and killing fields is not for political effect but appropriate to the brutal reality of Indian policy in American history.bBrenda Child, Northrop Professor of American Studies, University of Minnesotab Jeffrey Ostlers Surviving Genocide covers a full century and a huge swath of territory but is never less than comprehensive. This is benchmark history at its best.bJohn Mack Faragher, Yale Universityb Stunning in its depth of research and scope of learning, Surviving Genocide brings a new level of sophistication to the study of the United States Indian wars, revealing the genocidal impulse at the core of the conflicts as well as the Native ingenuity that prevented an even more profound loss of life and land.bKarl Jacoby, author of Shadows at Dawn A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of Historyb bb About the Author bJeffrey Ostlerb is Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History at the University of Oregon and the author of The Lakotas and the Black Hills and The Plains Sioux and U.S. Colonialism from Lewis and Clark to Wounded Knee

Author: Christopher Innes File Type: pdf The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw is an indispensable guide to one of the most influential and important dramatists of the theater. The volume offers a broad-ranging study of Shaw with essays by a team of leading scholars. The Companion covers all aspects of Shaws drama, focusing both on the political and theatrical context, while the extensive illustrations showcase productions from the Shaw Festival in Canada. In addition to situating Shaws work in its own time, the Companion demonstrates its continuing relevance, and applies some of the newest critical approaches.Review...eminently suitable for all academic libraries--undergraduate, graduate, and research. Choice Book DescriptionThe Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw is an indispensible guide to one of the most influential and important dramatists of the theatre. The volume offers a broad-ranging study of Shaw with essays by a team of leading scholars. The Companion covers all aspects of Shaws drama, focussing both on the political and theatrical context, while the extensive illustrations showcase productions from the Shaw Festival in Canada. In addition to situating Shaws work in its own time, the Companion demonstrates its continuing relevance, and applies some of the newest critical approaches.