Michael Lerma

Guided by the Mountains

Navajo Political Philosophy and Governance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Guided by the Mountains looks at the tensions between Indigenous political philosophy and the challenges faced by Indigenous nations in building political institutions that address contemporary problems and enact "good governance."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780190915773
• ISBN-10: 0190915773
• Artikelnr.: 53019108

Autorenporträt

Michael Lerma is the Dean of Business and Social Science at Dine College. He is formerly the Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, and Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University. Avery Denny is Professor of Diné Studies at Diné College. Robert Yazzie is Associate Professor of Law Advocate, School of Diné and Law Studies, Navajo Technical University.

Inhaltsangabe

* LIST OF FIGURES
* LIST OF TABLES
* FOREWORD: IS THERE A NAVAJO GOOD GOVERNANCE? by Hataalii Avery Denny
* INTRODUCTION: DZIl LEEZH - ENTER, EXIT, and RETURN HOME
* CHAPTER I: SISNAAJINI (Mount Taylor) - PHILOSOPHY OF DINÉ THINKING
* CHAPTER II: TSOODZIL (Mount Blanca) - INTERRUPTED PLANNING IN THE
HISTORY OF DINÉ GOVERNANCE
* CHAPTER III: DOOK'O'OSLIID (San Francisco Peaks) - LIVING CONCEPTS OF
DINÉ GOVERNANCE
* CHAPTER IV: TEARING DOWN 'IINÁ HOOGHAN - CONCEPTS OF MODERN NAVAJO
NATION GOVERNANCE
* CHAPTER V: DIBÉ NITSAA (Mount Hesperus) - REGENERATING CONCEPTS OF
DINÉ GOVERNANCE
* CHAPTER VI: DZILNÁ'OODILII (Doorway Mountain) AND CH'OOL'I'I (Chimney
Mountain): SELF-GENERATING TRADITIONAL DINÉ INSTITUTIONS IN THE FACE
OF COLONIAL INTERACTION
* CHAPTER VII: ATSA (Eagle) AND MA'II TSO (Wolf): SEARCH FROM ABOVE,
SEARCH FROM THE EARTH
* AFTERWORD: PRINCIPLES OF DINÉ LEADERSHIP by The Honorable Robert
Yazzie
* NOTES
* REFERENCES
* INDEX