The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by N

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. The long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, with a dynamic new generation of scholars insisting that any full American history must address the struggle, survival, and resurgence of American Indian nations. Indigenous history is essential to understanding the evolution of modern America. In this ambitious book Ned Blackhawk interweaves five centuries of Native and non-Native histories, from Spanish colonial exploration to the rise of Native American self-determination in the late twentieth century. In a transformative synthesis of recent scholarship, Blackhawk shows that European colonization in the 1600s was never a predetermined success, that Native nations helped shape Englands crisis of empire, that the first shots of the American Revolution were prompted by Indian affairs in the interior, that California Indians targeted by federally funded militias were among the first casualties of the Civil War, that the Union victory forever recalibrated Native communities across the West, and that twentieth-century reservation activists refashioned American law and policy. A full retelling of U.S. history requires much more than a reckoning over disease, violence, and dispossession—it requires acknowledging the enduring power, agency, and survival of Native nations to create a truer account of the formation and expansion of the United States. Studying and teaching Americas Indigenous truths reveals anew the varied meanings of America. Author Biography Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) is the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, where he is the faculty coordinator for the Yale Group for the Study of Native America. He is the author of Violence over the Land: Indians and Empires in the Early American West. He lives in New Haven, CT. Review "Eloquent and comprehensive. . . . By presenting post-1492 history as a series of encounters between the various peoples of the Americas and the peoples from Europe, Africa, and Asia—rather than as an account of Europes discovery of a new world—Blackhawk provides a view of that past from multiple perspectives. . . . In the books sweeping synthesis, standard flashpoints of U.S. history take on new meaning."—Kathleen DuVal, Wall Street Journal "Even as the telling of American history has become more complex and nuanced, Native Americans tend to be absent. Blackhawk, a professor at Yale, confronts that absence in this sweeping account of how Native Americans shaped the country legally, politically, and culturally."—Washington Post, "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction" (2023) "A sweeping, important, revisionist work of American history that places Native Americans front and center."—New York Times Book Review (cover review) "[A] monumental reappraisal of the United States history. . . . Blackhawk . . . foregrounds the endurance of Native Americans autonomy and traditions in the face of their near-eradication."—New Yorker, "The Best Books of 2023" "An ambitious retelling of the American story . . . placing Indigenous populations at the center, a shift in perspective that yields fresh insights and thought-provoking questions."—Greg Cowles, New York Times Book Review, "Editors Choice" "In accounts of American history, Indigenous peoples are often treated as largely incidental—either obstacles to be overcome or part of a narrative separate from the arc of nation-building. Blackhawk . . . challenges those minimalizations and exclusions, showing that Native communities have, instead, been inseparable from the American story all along."—Washington Post Book World, "Books to Read in 2023" "This ambitious retelling of the American story, by a historian who is also a Native American, places Indigenous populations at the center, a shift in perspective that yields fresh insights and thought-provoking questions."—New York Times, "100 Notable Books of 2023" "[Blackhawks] book will become an indispensable text for a generation of researchers, educators and students."—Caroline Dodds Pennock, BBC History Magazine A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Best Book of 2023 "Gripping and nuanced, The Rediscovery of America is an essential remedy to the historical record."—Adrienne Westenfeld, Esquire, "The 20 Best Books of 2023" "Building on years of groundbreaking work by Indigenous and settler scholars, Rediscovery clearly sets out how Indigenous nations were key actors in shaping the very foundations of the US, from the American Revolution and the national Constitution to the countrys eventual borders."—Brian Bethune, The Walrus 2023 National Book Award winner, nonfiction category, sponsored by the National Book Foundation Selected for the 2024 Michigan Notable Books list "The Rediscovery of America is a testimony to the transformation of the field of American Indian history over the past several decades, and Blackhawk has abandoned the interpretive tools of generations of American historians."—Brenda J. Child, University of Minnesota "Ned Blackhawks elegant and sweeping account of American history illuminates five centuries of Native American history. He upends familiar narratives to reveal the enduring centrality and vitality of Native peoples in American political life."—Barbara Krauthamer, Emory University "Ned Blackhawk not only restores Native Americans to the core of the continents story but also offers a running analysis spanning immense times and climes."—Andrés Reséndez, author of Conquering the Pacific "On his search to rediscover America, Blackhawk brilliantly rewrites U.S. history, illustrating that it cannot be told absent American Indians. This is the history text we have been waiting for."—Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States "Richly told and deeply informed, The Rediscovery of America demonstrates the centrality of Indigenous Americans to U.S. history. Blackhawk shows that at every turn the enduring relations between natives and newcomers have shaped the course of the American republic."—Claudio Saunt, author of the National Book Award finalist Unworthy Republic "Ranging across the continent and across the centuries, Ned Blackhawk skillfully interweaves American history and Native American history, demonstrating conclusively that we cannot properly understand one without the other."—Colin G. Calloway, Dartmouth College "Refusing to tell simple stories of subordination or resistance, Ned Blackhawk shows how American politics, law, diplomacy, the economy, and popular culture become incomprehensible without a Native presence."—Richard White, Stanford University Review Quote "On his search to rediscover America, Blackhawk brilliantly rewrites U.S. history, illustrating that it cannot be told absent American Indians. This is the history text we have been waiting for."--Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States "Richly told and deeply informed, The Rediscovery of America demonstrates the centrality of Indigenous Americans to U.S. history. Blackhawk shows that at every turn the enduring relations between natives and newcomers have shaped the course of the American republic."--Claudio Saunt, author of Unworthy Republic "Ranging across the continent and across the centuries, Ned Blackhawk skillfully interweaves American history and Native American history, demonstrating conclusively that we cannot properly understand one without the other."--Colin G. Calloway, Dartmouth College "Refusing to tell simple stories of subordination or resistance, Ned Blackhawk shows how American politics, law, diplomacy, the economy, and popular culture become incomprehensible without a Native presence."--Richard White, Stanford University " The Rediscovery of America is a testimony to the transformation of the field of American Indian history over the past several decades, and Blackhawk has abandoned the interpretive tools of generations of American historians."--Brenda J. Child, University of Minnesota Description for Bookstore Ned Blackhawk interweaves Indigenous history with U.S. history across five hundred years, demonstrating the centrality of Native Americans at every step to generate a richer, more complete account of the development of a nation. Details ISBN0300244053 Author Ned Blackhawk Short Title The Rediscovery of America Publisher Yale University Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0300244053 ISBN-13 9780300244052 Format Hardcover Imprint Yale University Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations 30 b-w illus. Publication Date 2023-04-25 NZ Release Date 2023-04-25 US Release Date 2023-04-25 UK Release Date 2023-04-25 Subtitle Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History Pages 616 DEWEY 973 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-06-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:136373061;

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