{"product_id":"guided-by-the-mountains-michael-lerma-9780190639853","title":"Guided by the Mountains: Navajo Political Philosophy and Governance","description":"What do traditional Indigenous institutions of governance offer to our understanding of the contemporary challenges faced by the Navajo Nation today and tomorrow? \u003cem\u003eGuided by the Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the tensions between Indigenous political philosophy and the challenges faced by Indigenous nations in building political institutions that address contemporary problems and enact \"good governance.\" Specifically, it looks at Navajo, or Diné, political thought, focusing on traditional Diné institutions that offer \"a new (old) understanding of contemporary governance challenges\" facing the Navajo Nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguing not only for the existence but also the persistence of traditional Navajo political thought and policy, \u003cem\u003eGuided by the Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e asserts that \"traditional\" Indigenous philosophy provides a model for creating effective governance institutions that address current issues faced by Indigenous nations. Incorporating both visual interpretations and narrative accounts of traditional and contemporary Diné institutions of government from Diné philosophers, the book is the first to represent Indigenous philosophy as the foundation behind traditional and contemporary governance. It also explains how Diné governance institutions operated during Pre-Contact and Post-Contact times. This path-breaking book stands as the first-time normative account of Diné philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Lerma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190639857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190639853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael Lerma","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45476834345215,"sku":"9780190639853","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73e28184-a343-4b04-aa8c-eadc47763304.jpg?v=1715918293","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guided-by-the-mountains-michael-lerma-9780190639853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}