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An infinity of nations : how the native New World shaped early North America, Michael Witgen

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"An Infinity of Nations is a bold and altogether original examination of Indian-European relations, indigenous social formation, and European imperialism. Though centered on the western Great Lakes and northwestern interior in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the book travels far and wide geographically, chronologically, and thematically--to Iroquoia in the East, Hudson Bay in the North, the prairie-plains in the West, and Ohio Country in the South. Witgen also reaches deep into the past to place the events of the late 1600s in a long historical context of evolving indigenous North America, and he takes the story into the early nineteenth century, showing how, as it expanded westward, the United States collided with a long-evolving and fully formed indigenous world. A sophisticated study of a different kind of colonial world where kinship ties, mediation, small gestures, and right words signified and brought power."--Pekka Hämäläinen, author of The Comanche Empire An Infinity of Nations explores the formation and development of a Native New World in North America. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, indigenous peoples controlled the vast majority of the continent while European colonies of the Atlantic World were largely confined to the eastern seaboard. To be sure, Native North America experienced far-reaching and radical change following contact with the peoples, things, and ideas that flowed inland following the creation of European colonies on North American soil. Most of the continent's indigenous peoples, however, were not conquered, assimilated, or even socially incorporated into the settlements and political regimes of this Atlantic New World. Instead, Native peoples forged a New World of their own. This history, the evolution of a distinctly Native New World, is a foundational story that remains largely untold in histories of early America. Through imaginative use of both Native language and European documents, historian Michael Witgen recreates the world of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America. The Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples of the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains dominated the politics and political economy of these interconnected regions, which were pivotal to the fur trade and the emergent world economy. Moving between cycles of alliance and competition, and between peace and violence, the Anishinaabeg and Dakota carved out a place for Native peoples in modern North America, ensuring not only that they would survive as independent and distinct Native peoples but also that they would be a part of the new community of nations who made the New World. Michael Witgen teaches history and American culture at the University of Michigan
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource
Note
Based on the author's 2004 thesis (Ph. D.) from the University of Washington
Contents
  • pt. 1. Discovery
  • pt. 2. The new world
  • pt. 3. The illusion of empire
  • pt. 4. Sovereignty : the making of North America's new nations
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9780812205176
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An infinity of nations : how the native New World shaped early North America
Title
An infinity of nations
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how the native New World shaped early North America
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Michael Witgen
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Language
eng
Summary
"An Infinity of Nations is a bold and altogether original examination of Indian-European relations, indigenous social formation, and European imperialism. Though centered on the western Great Lakes and northwestern interior in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the book travels far and wide geographically, chronologically, and thematically--to Iroquoia in the East, Hudson Bay in the North, the prairie-plains in the West, and Ohio Country in the South. Witgen also reaches deep into the past to place the events of the late 1600s in a long historical context of evolving indigenous North America, and he takes the story into the early nineteenth century, showing how, as it expanded westward, the United States collided with a long-evolving and fully formed indigenous world. A sophisticated study of a different kind of colonial world where kinship ties, mediation, small gestures, and right words signified and brought power."--Pekka Hämäläinen, author of The Comanche Empire An Infinity of Nations explores the formation and development of a Native New World in North America. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, indigenous peoples controlled the vast majority of the continent while European colonies of the Atlantic World were largely confined to the eastern seaboard. To be sure, Native North America experienced far-reaching and radical change following contact with the peoples, things, and ideas that flowed inland following the creation of European colonies on North American soil. Most of the continent's indigenous peoples, however, were not conquered, assimilated, or even socially incorporated into the settlements and political regimes of this Atlantic New World. Instead, Native peoples forged a New World of their own. This history, the evolution of a distinctly Native New World, is a foundational story that remains largely untold in histories of early America. Through imaginative use of both Native language and European documents, historian Michael Witgen recreates the world of the indigenous peoples who ruled the western interior of North America. The Anishinaabe and Dakota peoples of the Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains dominated the politics and political economy of these interconnected regions, which were pivotal to the fur trade and the emergent world economy. Moving between cycles of alliance and competition, and between peace and violence, the Anishinaabeg and Dakota carved out a place for Native peoples in modern North America, ensuring not only that they would survive as independent and distinct Native peoples but also that they would be a part of the new community of nations who made the New World. Michael Witgen teaches history and American culture at the University of Michigan
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Witgen, Michael J
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970.004/97
Index
index present
Language note
In English
LC call number
E91
LC item number
.W58 2012eb
Literary form
non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • North America
  • HISTORY
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians of North America
  • North America
  • Indianer
  • Kolonisation
  • Nordamerika
  • Indianer
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An infinity of nations : how the native New World shaped early North America, Michael Witgen
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Publication
Note
Based on the author's 2004 thesis (Ph. D.) from the University of Washington
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not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
pt. 1. Discovery -- pt. 2. The new world -- pt. 3. The illusion of empire -- pt. 4. Sovereignty : the making of North America's new nations
Control code
794700696
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780812205176
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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10.9783/9780812205176
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not applicable
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not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)794700696
Label
An infinity of nations : how the native New World shaped early North America, Michael Witgen
Publication
Note
Based on the author's 2004 thesis (Ph. D.) from the University of Washington
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
pt. 1. Discovery -- pt. 2. The new world -- pt. 3. The illusion of empire -- pt. 4. Sovereignty : the making of North America's new nations
Control code
794700696
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780812205176
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
10.9783/9780812205176
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)794700696

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