"This book charts the connections between mission work, capitalism, and Native politics in order to understand the making of the American empire. It shows that civilizing missions and rhetoric were hinges for U.S. economic and political development that could both wreck devastation on Indigenous communities and offer Native peoples additional means to negotiate for power and endure"--
"This book charts the connections between mission work, capitalism, and Native politics in order to understand the making of the American empire. It shows that civilizing missions and rhetoric were hinges for U.S. economic and political development that could both wreck devastation on Indigenous communities and offer Native peoples additional means to negotiate for power and endure"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Lori J. Daggar is Assistant Professor of History at Ursinus College.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part I. Foundations Chapter 1. Missionaries and the Making of a New Empire in North America Chapter 2. Resurrecting the "Chain of Friendship": The International Politics of Intercultural Diplomacy Part II. Routes Chapter 3. Becoming Useful: Speculative Philanthropy, Civilization, and Educational Reform Chapter 4. The Mission Complex: The Material Consequences of Civilizing Work Part III. Negotiations Chapter 5. "A Damnd Rebelious Race": Native Authority in the Aftermath of War Chapter 6. "The Best and Cheapest Way to Get Rid of Them": Speculative Philanthropy and Indigenous Dispossession Chapter 7. "Of Mercy and of Sound Policy Too": Cultivating American Empire on the Continent and Overseas Epilogue Notes Index Acknowledgments
Introduction Part I. Foundations Chapter 1. Missionaries and the Making of a New Empire in North America Chapter 2. Resurrecting the "Chain of Friendship": The International Politics of Intercultural Diplomacy Part II. Routes Chapter 3. Becoming Useful: Speculative Philanthropy, Civilization, and Educational Reform Chapter 4. The Mission Complex: The Material Consequences of Civilizing Work Part III. Negotiations Chapter 5. "A Damnd Rebelious Race": Native Authority in the Aftermath of War Chapter 6. "The Best and Cheapest Way to Get Rid of Them": Speculative Philanthropy and Indigenous Dispossession Chapter 7. "Of Mercy and of Sound Policy Too": Cultivating American Empire on the Continent and Overseas Epilogue Notes Index Acknowledgments
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