How the Indians Lost Their Land

How the Indians Lost Their Land
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780674020535
ISBN-13 : 0674020537
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Book Synopsis How the Indians Lost Their Land by : Stuart BANNER

Download or read book How the Indians Lost Their Land written by Stuart BANNER and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the early 17th century and the early 20th, nearly all U.S. land was transferred from American Indians to whites. Banner argues that neither simple coercion nor simple consent reflects the complicated legal history of land transfers--time, place, and the balance of power between Indians and settlers decided the outcome of land struggles.


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