The Inconvenient Indian : A Curious Account of Native People in North America
by Thomas King
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0385664214
- ISBN 13
- 9780385664219
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About This Item
Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 21.7 x 14.5 x 2.6 cm. Dust jacket fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Overall, very sound and presentable. Publisher's note: ""The Inconvenient Indian is at once a "history" and the complete subversion of a history--in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, weaving the curiously circular tale of the relationship between non-Natives and Natives in the centuries since the two first encountered each other. In the process, King refashions old stories about historical events and figures, takes a sideways look at film and pop culture, relates his own complex experiences with activism, and articulates a deep and revolutionary understanding of the cumulative effects of ever-shifting laws and treaties on Native peoples and lands. This is a book both timeless and timely, burnished with anger but tempered by wit, and ultimately a hard-won offering of hope -- a sometimes inconvenient, but nonetheless indispensable account for all of us, Indian and non-Indian alike, seeking to understand how we might tell a new story for the future."--Books.google." Size: 21.7 x 14.5 x 2.6 cm. xvi, 288 pp.. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Indigenous Cultures; North America; Ethnic relations; Indians of North America; Indians, Treatment of; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; ISBN: 0385664214. ISBN/EAN: 9780385664219. Add. Inventory No: 230425ROSX009004. . 9780385664219
Synopsis
THOMAS KING is one of Canada's premier Native public intellectuals. For the past five decades, he has worked as an activist for Native causes, as an administrator in Native programs, and has taught Native literature and history at universities in the U.S. and Canada. King was the first Aboriginal person to deliver the prestigious Massey Lectures, and is also the bestselling, award-winning author of five novels and two collections of short stories.
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- Bookseller
- Barnaby (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230425ROSX009004
- Title
- The Inconvenient Indian : A Curious Account of Native People in North America
- Author
- Thomas King
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0385664214
- ISBN 13
- 9780385664219
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 21.7 x 14.5 x 2.6 cm
- Keywords
- BZDB428 Indigenous Cultures; North America; Ethnic relations; Indians of North America; Indians, Treatment of; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Unbranded ISBN: 0385664214 EAN: 9780385664219 Thomas King The Inconvenient Indian : A Curio
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