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xi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-294) and index. |
Contents |
Who were the Powhatans and did they have a unified "foreign policy"? -- The Powhatans and other Woodland Indians as travelers -- The Powhatans and the English : a case of multiple conflicting agendas / Helen C. Rountree -- Human biology of Virginia Indians / Douglas H. Ubelaker -- Native American protohistoric interactions in the Powhatan core area / E. Randolph Turner, III -- Powhatan's relations with the Piedmont Monacans / Jeffrey L. Hantman -- The Powhatans and the Maryland mainland / Wayne E. Clark and Helen C. Rountree -- Relations between the Powhatans and the Eastern Shore / Thomas E. Davidson -- The Powhatans in the context of the Spanish Empire / Charlotte M. Gradie. |
Summary |
"Helen C. Rountree, one of the foremost authorities on the history and anthropology of the thirty Algonquian-speaking Indian tribes known as the Powhatans of Virginia, has assembled the work of ... contributors to provide a multifaceted look at these diverse and fascinating peoples. Powhatan foreign relations examines the Powhatan paramount chiefdom and its relationships with both European and Indian 'foreigners' from the perspectives of physical anthropology, archeology, history, and cultural anthropology"--Jacket. |
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Powhatan Indians -- Government relations.
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Powhatan Indians -- History.
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Powhatan Indians -- Social conditions.
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Powhatan Indians. (OCoLC)fst01074484
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Powhatan Indians -- Government relations.
(OCoLC)fst01074485
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American Indians History |
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Virginia |
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
Rountree, Helen C., 1944-
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ISBN |
0813914094 (cloth) |
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9780813914091 (cloth) |
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