Serving Their Country : American Indian Politics and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century.
Rosier, Paul C.
Serving Their Country : American Indian Politics and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (369 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue: An Empire for Liberty -- 1 Westward the Course of Empire -- 2 The Defense of the Reservation -- 3 World War II Battlegrounds -- 4 The Cold War on the Indian Frontier -- 5 Nation Building at Home and Abroad -- 6 The Last Indian War -- Epilogue: Indian Country in the Twenty-first Century -- List of Archival Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Over the 20th century, American Indians fought for the right to be both American and Indian. Rosier traces how Indians defined democracy, citizenship, and patriotism in domestic and international contexts. Native Americans served as a visible symbol of an America searching for rights and justice; American history is incomplete without their story.
9780674054523
Indians of North America-Politics and government-20th century.
Indians of North America-Government relations-1869-1934.
Indians of North America-Government relations-1934-.
Patriotism-United States-History-20th century.
Democracy-United States-History-20th century.
Citizenship-United States-History-20th century.
Imperialism-History.
United States-Territorial expansion.
United States-Race relations-Political aspects.
Electronic books.
E98
323.1197
Serving Their Country : American Indian Politics and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (369 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue: An Empire for Liberty -- 1 Westward the Course of Empire -- 2 The Defense of the Reservation -- 3 World War II Battlegrounds -- 4 The Cold War on the Indian Frontier -- 5 Nation Building at Home and Abroad -- 6 The Last Indian War -- Epilogue: Indian Country in the Twenty-first Century -- List of Archival Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Over the 20th century, American Indians fought for the right to be both American and Indian. Rosier traces how Indians defined democracy, citizenship, and patriotism in domestic and international contexts. Native Americans served as a visible symbol of an America searching for rights and justice; American history is incomplete without their story.
9780674054523
Indians of North America-Politics and government-20th century.
Indians of North America-Government relations-1869-1934.
Indians of North America-Government relations-1934-.
Patriotism-United States-History-20th century.
Democracy-United States-History-20th century.
Citizenship-United States-History-20th century.
Imperialism-History.
United States-Territorial expansion.
United States-Race relations-Political aspects.
Electronic books.
E98
323.1197