Unlearning the Language of Conquest: Scholars Expose Anti-Indianism in America

by Don Trent Jacobs

Book Overview

Responding to anti-Indianism in America, the wide-ranging perspectives culled in Unlearning the Language of Conquest present a provocative account of the contemporary hegemony still at work today, whether conscious or unconscious. Four Arrows has gathered a rich collection of voices and topics, including:

Waziyatawin Angela Cavender Wilson's "Burning Down the House: Laura Ingalls Wilder and American Colonialism," which probes the mentality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292713266
• ISBN13: 9780292713260
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"