David L Moore

That Dream Shall Have a Name

Native Americans Rewriting America

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Produktbeschreibung

David L. Moore is a professor of English at the University of Montana. His numerous articles have appeared in Studies in American Indian Literature, American Indian Quarterly, and scholarly anthologies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Univ of Nebraska Press
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780803211087
• ISBN-10: 0803211082
• Artikelnr.: 38018622

Autorenporträt

David L. Moore is a professor of English at the University of Montana. His numerous articles have appeared in Studies in American Indian Literature, American Indian Quarterly, and scholarly anthologies.

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Preface
Introduction:  Fool Soldiers
Chapter 1 – “knowing it was to come”: Sovereignty as Sacrifice
Chapter 2 – “a plethora of animistic factors immersed in ethereal
realities”: Community as Animism
Chapter 3 – “the soul of the Indian is immortal”:  Identity as Change
Chapter 4 – “the creative ability of Indian people”: Authenticity as
Translation
Chapter 5 – The Last Laugh: Humor and Humanity in Native American Pluralism
Conclusion:  The Anxiety of Confluence: America’s Struggle with
Authenticity
Notes
Biographical Appendix
Bibliography
Index