| Arapahoe Politics, 1851-1978: Symbols in Crises of Authority Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fowler, Loretta (Author), Eggan, Fred (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0803268629 ISBN-13: 9780803268623 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1986 Annotation: "" The Northern Arapahoes of the Wind River Reservation contradict many of the generalizations made about political change among native plains people. Loretta Fowler explores how, in response to the realities of domination by Americans, the Arapahoes have avoided serious factional divisions and have succeeded in legitimizing new authority through the creation and use of effective political symbols. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 81010368 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.12" W x 8.96" (1.33 lbs) 375 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Northern Arapahoes of the Wind River Reservation contradict many of the generalizations made about political change among native plains people. Loretta Fowler explores how, in response to the realities of domination by Americans, the Arapahoes have avoided serious factional divisions and have succeeded in legitimizing new authority through the creation and use of effective political symbols. Arapahoe Politics was the winner of the American Society for Ethnohistory's Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin Award as best ethnohistorical book of 1982. |