{"product_id":"chiricahua-and-janos-9780803237667","title":"Chiricahua and Janos","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBorderlands violence, so explosive in our own time, has deep roots in history. Lance R. Blyth's study of Chiricahua Apaches and the presidio of Janos in the U.S.-Mexican borderlands reveals how no single entity had a monopoly on coercion, and how violence became the primary means by which relations were established, maintained, or altered both within and between communities.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFor more than two centuries, violence was at the center of the relationships by which Janos and Chiricahua formed their communities. Violence created families by turning boys into men through campaigns and raids, which ultimately led to marriage and also determined the provisioning and security of these families; acts of revenge and retaliation similarly governed their attempts to secure themselves even as trade and exchange continued sporadically. This revisionist work reveals how during the Spanish, Mexican, and American eras, elements of both conflict and accommodation co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thesis-driven book backed by detailed narratives.\"—Wayne E. Lee, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChiricahua and Janos \u003c\/i\u003erepresents a valuable addition to the growing literature examining violence in zones of intercultural contact, both in the Americas and around the globe.\"—Paul Conrad, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Built on solid archival research and making good use early on of Chiricahua oral tradition, \u003ci\u003eChiricahua and Janos \u003c\/i\u003eadds to the growing body of United States–Mexico border lands studies focused on indigenous autonomy of action.\"—Jesús F. De La Teja, \u003ci\u003eHispanic American Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At a time when western historians have rediscovered the borderlands to great effect, \u003ci\u003eChiricahua and Janos\u003c\/i\u003e presents a valuable new framework for thinking about Spanish-Indian relations in the American Southwest. It is a substantial contribution to the fields of Borderlands and Native American history.”—Karl Jacoby, author of \u003ci\u003eShadows at Dawn: A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Blyth is concerned with the nexus of violence and cultural relations and, similarly, has a keen eye for Indians’ perspectives….Blyth has given us another example of the violent peace that cultural differences and local goals can produce.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e“This inaugural contribution to a new borderlands and transcultural series from the University of Nebraska Press provides a compelling microhistory while addressing big-picture questions about the region.”—Carla Gerona, \u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Blyth's argument, as well as his narrative and use of traditional and non-traditional sources, is impressive and provides a framework for understanding the permeating role of violence in two borderlands communities.\"—Brandon Jett, \u003ci\u003eSouthwestern American Literature \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an intriguing and welcome addition to the literature on the conflict between Apaches, Spaniards, Mexicans, and Americans.\"—Robert K. Watt, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Arizona History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoroughly researched and clearly and concisely written. . . . This book is recommended for anyone, even the more casual reader, interested in the earlier frontier history of the Greater Southwest.\"—Dennis Reinhartz, \u003ci\u003eTerrae Incognitae\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] example of the violent peace that cultural differences and local goals can produce.”—Robert C. Galgano, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Communities of Violence: Apaches and Hispanics in the Southwestern Borderlands\u003cbr\u003e2. Refugees and Migrants: Making Hispanic-Apache Communities, 1680-1750\u003cbr\u003e3. Fierce Dancing and the Muster Roll: Campaigns, Raids, and Wives, 1750-1785\u003cbr\u003e4. A Vigilant Peace: Families, Rations, and Status, 1786-1830\u003cbr\u003e5. War, Peace, War: Revenge and Retaliation, 1831-1850\u003cbr\u003e6. Border Dilemmas: Security and Survival, 1850-1875\u003cbr\u003e7. Communities' End: Persecution and Imprisonment, 1875-1910\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Borderland Communities of Violence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405251944791,"sku":"9780803237667","price":61.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803237667.jpg?v=1730489289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chiricahua-and-janos-9780803237667","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}