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Book SynopsisMention “ethnic cleansing” and most Americans are likely to think of “sectarian” or “tribal” conflict in some far-off locale plagued by unstable or corrupt government. According to historian Gary Clayton Anderson, however, the United States has its own legacy of ethnic cleansing, and it involves American Indians.
Trade ReviewGary Clayton Anderson has uttered the words that most American historians have, for a variety of reasons, been unwilling to use. In evaluating American Indian policy as an early example of ethnic cleansing, he has launched an important debate. More than just a rephrasing of existing historical narratives,
Ethnic Cleansing and the Indian contains important new research."" - Richard White, author of
The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650 - 1815""Well written, researched, and organized, this impressive book should be required reading for any upper division course on Native American history."" -
Central Texas Studies: Journal of the Central Texas Historical Association Volume 1 and Volume 2
