Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on untapped or underutilized primary sources, the essays in this volume document the resilience and relative success of indigenous communities commonly thought to have been subordinated by colonial forces, or even vanished, as well as the persistence of indigenous borderlands within territories claimed by people of European descent.
Trade Review“This collection of essays by eminent scholars gives us an up-to-the-minute state of the field of Native American studies from a breathtaking continental perspective."—AndrÉs ResÉndez, author of
Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery"Hemispheric in its geographic scope, broad in its chronology, and interdisciplinary in its methods, this landmark work immerses readers in diverse indigenous societies, economies, and borderlands from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. The authors use new sources and approaches to highlight the active role of indigenous peoples living within and beyond the purview of empires and nations across the Western Hemisphere."—Yanna Yannakakis, author of
Since Time Immemorial: Native Custom and Law in Colonial Mexico
