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Queequeg's Tomahawk: A Cultural Biography, 1750-1900, Timothy J. Shannon
Queequeg's Tomahawk: A Cultural Biography, 1750-1900, Timothy J. Shannon
History Faculty Publications
Since the colonial era, the tomahawk has served as a symbol of Indian savagery in American arts and literature. The pipe tomahawk, however, tells a different story. From its backcountry origins as a trade good to its customization as a diplomatic device, this object facilitated European-Indian exchange, giving tangible form to spoken metaphors for war, peace, and alliance. The production, distribution, and use of the pipe tomahawk also illustrated contrasting Indian and European notions of value and utility in material objects, exposing the limits of such goods in promoting cross-cultural mediation and understanding.
(Review) The Myth Of Nations: The Medieval Origins Of Europe, Frederick S. Paxton
(Review) The Myth Of Nations: The Medieval Origins Of Europe, Frederick S. Paxton
History Faculty Publications
Reviews Patrick J. Geary's, The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe. First paperback ed. Princeton N.J., and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2003. Pp. xi, 199. $16.95.
Thinking About Elites In The Early Republic, Andrew M. Schocket
Thinking About Elites In The Early Republic, Andrew M. Schocket
History Faculty Publications
This essay is a conceptual exploration designed not only to provoke further consideration and discussion of how we might better analyze elites, but also, by extension, to offer a framework for investigating class and class differences in the early years of America’s nationhood.
Stops And Starts: Ideology, Commercialism And The Fall Of American Women’S Hockey In The 1920s, Andrew C. Holman
Stops And Starts: Ideology, Commercialism And The Fall Of American Women’S Hockey In The 1920s, Andrew C. Holman
History Faculty Publications
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Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples: Spanish Explorations Of The South East Mayan Lowlands, Charlotte M. Gradie
Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples: Spanish Explorations Of The South East Mayan Lowlands, Charlotte M. Gradie
History Faculty Publications
Reviews the book "Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples: Spanish Explorations of the South East Mayan Lowlands," edited and translated by Lawrence H. Feldman.This book is a collection of Spanish documents in translation, mostly from the seventeenth century, regarding the Spanish conquest of the southeast Maya lowlands, and in particular the Manchu Chol people.