Description: An utterly compelling story of how the cultural, social, and political practices of Native Americans transformed the way life is lived throughout the world, with a new introduction by the author "As entertaining as it is thoughtful . . . Few contemporary writers have Weatherford's talent for making the deep sweep of history seem vital and immediate."-The Washington PostAfter 500 years, the world's huge debt to the wisdom of the Native Americans has finally been explored in all its vivid drama by anthropologist Jack Weatherford. He traces the crucial contributions made by the Native Americans to our federal system of government, our democratic institutions, modern medicine, agriculture, architecture, and ecology, and in this astonishing, ground-breaking book takes a giant step toward recovering a true American history.
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EAN: 9780307717153
UPC: 9780307717153
ISBN: 9780307717153
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Book Title: Indian Givers : How Native Americans Transformed the World
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Topic: Civilization, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, North America, Native American
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2010
Genre: Literary Criticism, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Item Length: 7.9 in
Author: Jack Weatherford
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
