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Book SynopsisOnly by removing Indian children from their homes for extended periods of time, policymakers reasoned, could white ""civilization"" take root while childhood memories of “savagism” gradually faded to the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of
Education for Extinction offers the only comprehensive account of this dispiriting effort.
Trade ReviewWhat a triumph! Adams has masterfully reworked, reinterpreted, and reframed an enlarged version of his classic book by drawing on new research by Indian and non-Indian scholars over the past twenty-five years.
Education for Extinction is a foundational study for anyone interested in boarding schools, Indian education, and American history." - Clifford E. Trafzer, distinguished professor of history and Rupert Costo Chair in American Indian Affairs, University of California, Riverside
Praise for the first edition "Adams has achieved something remarkable here: he offers a great deal of information on an important and difficult historical topic while never losing sight of its human dimension. Persuasive and moving, his book is full of good stories that should appeal to the general public." - Brian Dippie, author of
The Vanishing American: White Attitudes and U.S. Indian Policy"A story worth reading and remembering, one that reveals the use of education as a weapon of war, a method of domination, A strong lesson in the potential for education to become part of a political and cultural arsenal." -
American Journal of Education"A poignant and heartbreaking book that chronicles the infamous history of the U.S. government's efforts to indoctrinate, deculturalize, and 'Americanize' Native peoples through the use of boarding schools. . . . This is a must-read book for all educators, especially for those who wish to work with students of color. As this book powerfully reminds us, education is an encounter, not a discovery." -
Harvard Educational Review
