Indians and Anthropologists: Vine Deloria, JR., and the Critique of Anthropology

by Larry Zimmerman

Book Overview

In 1969 Vine Deloria, Jr., in his controversial book "Custer Died for Your Sins," criticized the anthropological community for its impersonal dissection of living Native American cultures. Twenty-five years later, anthropologists have become more sensitive to Native American concerns, and Indian people have become more active in fighting for accurate representations of their cultures. In this collection of essays, Indian and non-Indian scholars examine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816516065
• ISBN13: 9780816516063
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"