The Indian Peoples of Eastern America: A Documentary History of the Sexes [Paperback]

James Axtell (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0195027418 | ISBN-13: 978-0195027419 | Publication Date: January 8, 1981 | Edition: 1st ed. 233 pages.

Using the human life cycle as an organizational framework, Axtell has gathered a broad range of 17th and 18th century European documentation on Native North Americans. With its lucid introductions to each entry, suggestions for further reading, and bibliography, this sourcebook is invaluable for courses in history, anthropology, and native American and women's studies.

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"My students loved it. This work reveals both the outline and the intricacies of Native American culture as a lived experience, giving all of us, teachers and students, a sense of the distance between their culture and our own, but also an encounter with the humanity of many peoples who were in a variety of ways not that different from us. This is a wonderful book, one that I will use for many years to come."--Jacquelyn C. Miller, Rutgers University

"Students love reading the excerpts and they allow them to gain an insight into Indian cultures in ways other readings do not."--Elizabeth Mancke, Western Washington University

"Excellent....The documents are useful in that they allow students to work with primary material."--George H. Phillips, University of Colorado

"One of the finest sourcebooks on the early ethnohistory of Native North America currently available. James Axtell...has made a significant contribution to the study of eastern woodland peoples. Students, specialists, and the general reading public will all find this book both accessible and stimulating."--Robert Steven Grumet, American Indian Quarterly

"A skillful edition of wisely selected sources. An excellent introduction to the range and vitality of American Indian culture."--Alden T. Vaughan, Columbia University

"Very worthwhile. The Indian becomes human in these essays."--Calvin Martin, Rutgers University

About the Author

James Axtell is at College of William and Mary.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1st ed. 233 pages. edition (January 8, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195027418
• ISBN-13: 978-0195027419
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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James Axtell has done an admirable job of choosing eye-witness accounts written by some of the first Europeans to encounter the Natives of the New World. The accounts that were written in later centuries also provide valuable information. Mr. Axtell explains that, despite their cultural biases, these men were often very perceptive in their observations of peoples whose appearance and cultures were so foreign to them. I believe any serious student Of Native Americans would enjoy reading this book. Look for other books by this author.