| The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition Contributor(s): Johansen, Bruce E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313301670 ISBN-13: 9780313301674 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1998 Annotation: Integrating American Indian law and Native American political and legal traditions, this encyclopedia includes detailed descriptions of nearly two dozen Native American Nations' legal and political systems such as the Iroquois, Cherokee, Choctaw, Navajo, Cheyenne, Creek, Chickasaw, Comanche, Sioux, Pueblo, Mandan, Wyandot, Powhatan, Mikmaq, and Yakima. Although not an Indian law casebook, this work does contain outlines of many major Indian law cases, congressional acts, and treaties. It also contains profiles of individuals important to the evolution of Indian law. This work will be of interest to scholars in several fields, including law, Native American studies, American history, political science, anthropology, and sociology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Reference - History | Native American - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 346.730 |
| LCCN: 97021994 |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Dilemmas in American Politics |
| Physical Information: 1.45" H x 6.37" W x 9.48" (1.80 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Integrating American Indian law and Native American political and legal traditions, this encyclopedia includes detailed descriptions of nearly two dozen Native American Nations' legal and political systems such as the Iroquois, Cherokee, Choctaw, Navajo, Cheyenne, Creek, Chickasaw, Comanche, Sioux, Pueblo, Mandan, Wyandot, Powhatan, Mikmaq, and Yakima. Although not an Indian law casebook, this work does contain outlines of many major Indian law cases, congressional acts, and treaties. It also contains profiles of individuals important to the evolution of Indian law. This work will be of interest to scholars in several fields, including law, Native American studies, American history, political science, anthropology, and sociology. |