{"product_id":"american-indian-sovereignty-and-the-u-s-supreme-court-9780292791091","title":"American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, David Wilkins examines fifteen landmark cases in which the Supreme Court significantly curtailed Indian rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA detailed, thorough analysis of 15 US Supreme Court cases involving Native Americans. . . . The cases range from the well-known \u003ci\u003eJohnson v. M’Intosh\u003c\/i\u003e to the little-known \u003ci\u003eWard v. Racehorse\u003c\/i\u003e, but all are instance in which the Court has mistakenly ‘limited or terminated the rights of indigenous peoples.’ In each case the author notes the errors the justices made and the ‘judicial masks’ that have often enabled them to ignore reality and morality. . . . Judicious and persuasive, he provides new information and insights in this important field. A must read for tribal officials, attorneys, judges, public officials, and others concerned with Native American affairs. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Legal Masks, Legal Consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. The Era of Defining Tribes, Their Lands, and Their Sovereignty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. The Era of Congressional Ascendancy over Tribes: 1886-1903\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. The Era of \"Myths\": Citizenship, Nomadism, and Moral Progress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. The Era of Judicial Backlash and Land Claims\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. The Era of the Imperial Judiciary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. Removing the Masks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A. Cases Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B. Supreme Court Justices Authoring the Fifteen Opinions Analyzed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400884166999,"sku":"9780292791091","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292791091.jpg?v=1730471839","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-indian-sovereignty-and-the-u-s-supreme-court-9780292791091","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}