|
Linking Arms Together: American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and Peace, 1600-1800
|
| List Price: | £30.00 |
| Price: | £28.50 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery on orders over £5. Details |
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1 to 3 weeks
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk
Product Description
Robert Williams attempts to write Indians back into Indian law by developing a greater appreciation for the contributions of American Indian legal visions and demonstrating how ancient treaty visions can speak to the modern, multicultural age. Williams maintains there is an important need for a more complete account of the legal visions of the American Indians. In this work, he examines the Indians' role in the history of legal traditions which have determined Indian rights in the USA, including the Indian conceptions of justice, their traditions, and practices. Doing so is essential to protecting Indian tribalism's survival under US law. In addition, understanding how the American Indian legal traditions have worked to help perpetuate Indian tribalism might also assist in beginning to understand how US law may achieve racial justice more generally.
Product Details
- Published on: 1997-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 208 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Pathbreaking."--Choice
"Williams offers a compelling description of Indian diplomatic visions and methods. It is a rich addition to the literature."--The Law and Politics Book Review
.,."Linking Arms Together makes a good start at reconstructing Indian legal thought. It is well worth reading for anyone interested in the relationship between law and multiculturalism."--Western Historical Quarterly
.,."impressive: an ambitious and deeply suggestive effort to illuminate indigenous thought at the time of the European encounter and put it back in the history of Indian-white relations and federal Indian law- where it belongs."--The Annals of the American Academy
