Republic of indians: empires of indigenous law in the early american south
Auteur :
Dixon, Bradley J.
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9781512826425
Date de publication :
3 déc. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A history of the Native Southerners who challenged European empires from the inside, Republic of Indians explores how Indigenous leaders wrote their principles into Spanish and English law. Dixon shows how petitions contributed to American political thought and how these “subjects†gave meaning to the modern idea of tribal sovereignty.