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EBOOK Wild Men:Ishi and Kroeber in the Wilderness of Modern America
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199745876
EAN: 9DE74181EB
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Stron: 384
Data wydania: 2009
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Ishi and Kroeber in the Wilderness of Modern America
When Ishi, "e;the last wild Indian,"e; came out of hiding in August 1911, he was        quickly whisked away by train to San Francisco to meet Alfred Kroeber, one of the        fathers of American anthropology. When Kroeber and Ishi came face to face, it was a        momentous event, not only for each man but also for the cultures they represented.          Each stood on the brink--one was in danger of losing something vital while the other        was in danger of disappearing altogether.Ishi was a survivor, and he viewed the        bright lights of the big city with a mixture of awe and bemusement. What surprised        everyone is how handily he adapted himself to the modern city while maintaining his        sense of self and his culture. Kroeber was professionally trained to document Ishi's        culture and his civilization. What he didn't count on was how deeply working with        the man would lead him to question his own profession and his civilization--how it        would rekindle a wildness of his own. Although Ishi's story has been told before in        film and fiction, Wild Men is the first book to focus on the depth of Ishi and        Kroeber's friendship. Exploring what their intertwined stories tell us about Indian        survival in modern America and about America's fascination with the wild, this text        is an ideal supplement for courses on Native American history, the U.S. West, and        the history of California.

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