| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Gutenberg-e |
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Gutenberg (e)
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| Summary |
This treatise, on of one the most hotly contested regions of Latin America, tells the story of indigenous peoples' relations to Europeans and how both the principal Indian group, the Kuna, and the Europeans were affected and altered by the contact. Drawing on manuscript sources from Scotland, England, and Spain, the author demonstrates how native social and political institutions were altered and how Europeans were forced to make indigenous people an integral part of their empires. The great strength of the book is its engagement with ethnohistorical approaches and the use of historical documentation to establish cultural dynamics and relationships. Gallup-Diaz is able to present the Kuna as active players in their own history, able to create new forms of leadership out of the process of contact, enabling them to survive |
| Notes |
Produced in collaboration with the American Historical Association and Columbia University Press |
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Available in: Gutenberg-e (Columbia University Press) |
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"Gutenberg-e is a series of award-winning digital monographs in history, selected by the American Historical Association and published by Columbia University Press." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from introductory screen (viewed November 26, 2002) |
| Subject |
Cuna Indians -- History
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Indians of Central America -- Panama -- History
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Civilization -- Foreign influences
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Cuna Indians
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Indians of Central America
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| SUBJECT |
Darien (Panama and Colombia) -- Civilization -- Foreign influences
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| Subject |
Panama
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South America -- Darien
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
American Historical Association.
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Columbia University. Press.
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| ISBN |
0231503733 |
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9780231503730 |
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