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Author Bernstein, David, 1973- author.

Title How the West was drawn : mapping, Indians, and the construction of the Trans-Mississippi West / David Bernstein.

Publication Info. Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, [2018]
2018

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Description 1 online resource (323 pages).
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Borderlands and transcultural studies
Borderlands and transcultural studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Living in Indian country -- Construction Indian country -- Sharitarish and the possibility of treaties -- Non-participatory mapping -- The rise and fall of "Indian country" -- The cultural construction of "Indian country" -- Science and the destruction of "Indian country" -- Reclaiming Indian country -- The metaphysics of Indian naming -- Conclusion.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Maps.
Cartography -- Great Plains -- History -- 19th century.
Names, Indian -- Great Plains.
Great Plains -- Maps.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Bernstein, David, 1973- How the West was drawn : mapping, Indians, and the construction of the Trans-Mississippi West. Lincoln ; London : University of Nebraska Press, c2018 323 pages Borderlands and transcultural studies. 9780803249301 (DLC) 2017052576
ISBN 9780803249301
9781496207999 (epub e-book)
9781496208002 (mobi e-book)
9781496208019 (web e-book)

 
    
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