American Indians and the Urban Experience (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742502758)

Modern American Indian life is urban, rural, and everything in-between. Lobo and Peters have compiled an unprecedented collection of innovative scholarship, stunning art, poetry, and prose that documents American Indian experiences of urban life. A pervasive rural/urban dichotomy still shapes the popular and scholarly perceptions of Native Americans, but this is a false expression of a complex and constantly changing reality. When viewed from the Native perspectives, our concepts of urbanity and approaches to American Indian studies are necessarily transformed. Courses in Native American studies, ethnic studies, anthropology, and urban studies must be in step with contemporary Indian realities, and American Indians and the Urban Experience will be an absolutely essential text for instructors. This powerful combination of path-breaking scholarship and visual and literary arts--from poetry and photography to rap and graffiti--will be enjoyed by students, scholars, and a general audience. A Choice Outstanding Academic Book.

Author: Susan Lobo
ISBN-10: 0742502759
ISBN-13: 9780742502758
Publisher: Altamira Press
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2001
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2001 pg. 373
Multicultural Review 12/01/2001 pg. 91
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 48