{"product_id":"a-chemehuevi-song-9780295742762","title":"A Chemehuevi Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eA Chemehuevi Song\u003c\/i\u003e] represents the highest level of academic and community collaboration. . . [It] is the embodiment of an intellectual and cultural relationship that combines an astute analysis from the historian\/ethnographer with a melody of rare tribal voices sharing the lived realities—both past and present—that Chemehuevi people experienced, survived, and relied upon to create the cultural resilience they are experiencing today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Theresa L. Gregor * Southern California Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The sound historical research, sources, and extensive employment of oral history interviews makes this account of the history and persistence of the Chemehuevi an impressive work.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- William D. Rowley * Montana Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Trafzer’s book is a wondrous portrayal. . . . Compelling historical discourse. . . . \u003ci\u003eA Chemehuevi Song\u003c\/i\u003e is a song, and a story, that we should all make time to hear.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Martínez * The Journal of Arizona History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clifford E. Trafzer has produced a thorough history of the Chemehuevi people. . . . This work will appeal to a wide audience. It is certainly an important work for California Indian scholars. . . . This book is a song with a very clear message and chorus, and Trafzer makes very clear that the song continues.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Rebecca Bales * Western Historical Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A well-written and illustrated, carefully documented, masterful contribution to the overlapping fields of ethnohistory, ethnomusicology, Native American and American studies, myth, and folklore. Essential.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some academics are good scholars and a few are good storytellers. Clifford Trafzer is both. . . . Trafzer presents a nuanced view of the community's culture, especially their songs as methods of dealing with sorrow. . . . \u003ci\u003eA Chemehuevi Song\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to their songs as metaphors for the Chemehuevi's adaptations to adversity and relative prosperity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ronald L. Holt * New Mexico Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Chemehuevi Way\u003cbr\u003e 2. Invading and Defaming the Chemehuevi\u003cbr\u003e 3. War, Resistance, and Survival\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Chemehuevi at Twenty-Nine Palms\u003cbr\u003e 5. Unvanished Americans\u003cbr\u003e 6. Willie, Williams, and Carlota\u003cbr\u003e 7. Cultural Preservations, Ethnogenesis, and Revitalization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400886886743,"sku":"9780295742762","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295742762.jpg?v=1730471849","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-chemehuevi-song-9780295742762","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}