The Indian Southwest, 1580-1830: Ethnogenesis and Reinvention Volume 232

by Gary Clayton Anderson

Book Overview

The Indian Southwest, 1580-1830 demonstrates that, in the face of European conquest, severe drought, and disease, Indians in the Southwest proved remarkably adaptable and dynamic, remaining independent actors and even prospering. Some tribes temporarily joined Spanish missions or assimilated into other tribes. Others survived by remaining on the fringe of Spanish settlement, migrating, and expanding exchange relationships with other tribes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806140674
• ISBN13: 9780806140674
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"