US Presidents and the Destruction of the Native American Nations

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-83576-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Reihe: The Evolving American Presidency

This book examines how the United States government, through the lens of presidential leadership, has tried to come to grips with the many and complex issues pertaining to relations with Indigenous peoples, who occupied the land long before the Europeans arrived. The historical relationship between the US government and Native American communities reflects many of the core contradictions and difficulties the new nation faced as it tried to establish itself as a legitimate government and fend off rival European powers, including separation of powers, the role of Westward expansion and Manifest Destiny, and the relationship between diplomacy and war in the making of the United States. The authors’ analysis touches on all US presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump, with sections devoted to each president. Ultimately, they consider what historical and contemporary relations between the government and native peoples reveal about who we are and how we operate as a nation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Genovese, Michael A.

Landry, Alysa

Weitere Mitwirkende

Begaye, Russell

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Migrations- & Minderheitenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. The Founding Era: Establishing Relations, 1789-1829.- 3. The Jacksonian Hammer: 1829-1861.- 4. The Civil War and Manifest Destiny: Lincoln to Harrison, 1861-1897.- 5. America as an Imperial Power: McKinley to Hoover, 1897-1932.- 6. he Rise of a Global Superpower, FDR to JFK, 1933-1963.- 7. The Civil Rights Era and Beyond, LBJ to Donald Trump, 1963-2020.- 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Michael A. Genovese is President of the Global Policy Institute at Loyola Marymount University, USA.

Alysa Landry is Assistant Professor of English at Diné College, Arizona, USA.