Medicine bags and dog tags : American Indian veterans from colonial times to the second Iraq War
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- ISBN: 080321085X (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780803210851 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Physical Description:
287 p. ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-274) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Saint Francis the Soldier -- 1. "Let's See Some of That Apache Know-How": Depictions of Native Veterans in Fiction -- 2. "They Kill Indians Mostly, Don't They?": Rogers' Rangers and the Adoption of Indian Tactics -- 3. Before a Native Veteran Tradition Can Begin: The Case of Mexico -- 4. Thunderbird Warriors, Injuneers, and the USNS Red Cloud: Native and Pseudo-Indian Images and Names in the Military -- 5. The Super Scout Image: Using a Stereotype to Help Native Traditions Revive -- 6. "Savages Again": World War II -- 7. The Half-Hidden Spirit Guide Totemic Mark: Korea -- 8. An American Ka in Indian Country: Vietnam -- 9. Bringing the War Home: The American Indian Movement, Wounded Knee II, Counterinsurgency, and a New Direction for Warrior Societies -- 10. "Fighting Terrorism since 1492": The Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan, and the Second Iraq War -- 11. "A Woman Warrior, Just Like Lozen": The Meaning of the Life of Lori Piestewa to Natives and Non-Natives -- Conclusion: Is It Time for Native Veteran Traditions to End? |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Vancouver Campus | E98.M5 C37 2008 (Text) | 228688 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |