tribal peoples and colonial encounters in Scotland and America /
First Statement of Responsibility
Colin G. Calloway.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xxi, 368 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-352) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Cycles of conquest and colonization -- Scots and Indians in a changing world -- Savage peoples and civilizing powers -- Warriors and soldiers -- Highland traders and Indian hunters -- Highland men and Indian families -- Clearances and removals -- Highland settlers and Indian lands -- Empires, myths, and new traditions.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
A comparative approach to the American Indians and Scottish Highlanders, this book examines the experiences of clans and tribal societies, which underwent parallel experiences on the peripheries of Britain's empire in Britain, the United States, and Canada.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
185211
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
White people, Indians, and Highlanders.
International Standard Book Number
0195340124
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Indians of North America-- History.
Indians of North America-- Social life and customs.
Scots-- Colonies-- Great Britain-- History.
Scots-- North America-- History.
Scots-- Social life and customs.
British colonies.
Ethnic relations.
HISTORY-- Native American.
Indianer-- historia-- Nordamerika.
Indians of North America-- Social life and customs.