1998, ISBN: 9780890968178

Paperback, Hardcover

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Viking (Penguin Group), 1992. xi, + 353pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Very minor foxing to text-block ed… More...

Ringwood, VIC, Australia: Viking (Penguin Group), 1992. xi, + 353pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain black boards undamaged. Very minor foxing to text-block edges, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has a small area of loss to head of spine, very small edge stain to reverse. From the jacket flap: "Beginning with a startling and unsettling set of facts, Jeremy Rifkin interweaves anthropology, history, sociology, economics, and ecology in a brilliant and devastating examination and indictment of the cattle culture that has come to shape and warp our world . . . " Includes Notes, Selected Bibliography and Index. Book weight approx. 720g. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Viking (Penguin Group), 1992, 2.75, 1998. 1st Edition. Trade paperback. American Indian. Old West and sourthwest. Fine . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. About the book: For the Plains Indians, the period from 1750 to 1890, often referred to as the traditional period, was an evolutionary time. Horses and firearms, trade goods, shifting migration patterns, disease pandemics, and other events associated with extensive European contact led to a peak of Plains Indian influence and success in the early nineteenth century. Ironically, that same European contact ultimately led to the devolution of traditional Plains Indian society, and by 1870 most Plains Indian peoples were living on reservations. In The Plains Indians Paul H. Carlson charts the evolution and growth of the Plains Indians through this period of constant change. Carlson examines, among other aspects of these tribal groups, the horse and bison culture, the economy and material culture, trade and diplomacy, and reservation life. In its examination of cultural change, The Plains Indians relies heavily on Indian voices and stresses an Indian viewpoint. Carlson argues that the Plains Indians were neither passive recipients of these cultural changes nor helpless victims. They took what was new and adapted it to and integrated it into their own culture. Even when faced with a significantly altered life on the reservations, the Plains Indians, "without abandoning their cultural base[,] . . . adopted sedentary lifeways and shifted toward new life patterns, new sodalities, and different characteristics of community." Carlson also investigates the role of the environment in the lives of the plains tribal groups. The ecological exploitation of bison was an integral part of their society; both their material and spiritual worlds depended on bison. The Plains Indians, while not living in perfect harmony with the environment, to some extent adjusted their hunting practices, religious ceremonies, and social organization to the seasons, the bison, and other environmental factors, such as the herding requirements of their horses. The Plains Indians is a clear, well written narrative history of the Plains Indians during a vital and well known era in Indian and American history. Those interested in Indian anthropology and history will value this cohesive overview of Plains Indian society and culture.Note: The photo could be a stock photo from the internet and may not be the same as copy for sale. This is especially true if the for-sale copy does not have a dust jacket., 1998, 5<

2004, ISBN: 9780890968178

Paperback

Maryknoll, New York, U.S.A.: Orbis Books, 2004. xiv, + 288pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly bumped. " . . . a delightful collecti… More...

Maryknoll, New York, U.S.A.: Orbis Books, 2004. xiv, + 288pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly bumped. " . . . a delightful collection of prayers and readings for the Lenten season, and wonderful spiritual reading for all year 'round. In addition to psalmists and evangelists, inspiring passages come from writers, poets, and lyricists, including: Flannery O'Connor, John Donne, Rainer Maria Rilke, C.S.Lewis, Bob Dylan, Alice Walker, G.K.Chesterton and more . . . " Book weight approx. 350g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Orbis Books, 2004, 3, 1998. 1st Edition. Trade paperback. American Indian. Old West and sourthwest. Fine . 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. About the book: For the Plains Indians, the period from 1750 to 1890, often referred to as the traditional period, was an evolutionary time. Horses and firearms, trade goods, shifting migration patterns, disease pandemics, and other events associated with extensive European contact led to a peak of Plains Indian influence and success in the early nineteenth century. Ironically, that same European contact ultimately led to the devolution of traditional Plains Indian society, and by 1870 most Plains Indian peoples were living on reservations. In The Plains Indians Paul H. Carlson charts the evolution and growth of the Plains Indians through this period of constant change. Carlson examines, among other aspects of these tribal groups, the horse and bison culture, the economy and material culture, trade and diplomacy, and reservation life. In its examination of cultural change, The Plains Indians relies heavily on Indian voices and stresses an Indian viewpoint. Carlson argues that the Plains Indians were neither passive recipients of these cultural changes nor helpless victims. They took what was new and adapted it to and integrated it into their own culture. Even when faced with a significantly altered life on the reservations, the Plains Indians, "without abandoning their cultural base[,] . . . adopted sedentary lifeways and shifted toward new life patterns, new sodalities, and different characteristics of community." Carlson also investigates the role of the environment in the lives of the plains tribal groups. The ecological exploitation of bison was an integral part of their society; both their material and spiritual worlds depended on bison. The Plains Indians, while not living in perfect harmony with the environment, to some extent adjusted their hunting practices, religious ceremonies, and social organization to the seasons, the bison, and other environmental factors, such as the herding requirements of their horses. The Plains Indians is a clear, well written narrative history of the Plains Indians during a vital and well known era in Indian and American history. Those interested in Indian anthropology and history will value this cohesive overview of Plains Indian society and culture.Note: The photo could be a stock photo from the internet and may not be the same as copy for sale. This is especially true if the for-sale copy does not have a dust jacket., 1998, 5<

1998, ISBN: 0890968179

Paperback

[EAN: 9780890968178], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Texas A&M University Press], AMERICAN INDIAN. OLD WEST AND SOURTHWEST., About the book: For the Plains Indians, the period from 1750 t… More...

[EAN: 9780890968178], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Texas A&M University Press], AMERICAN INDIAN. OLD WEST AND SOURTHWEST., About the book: For the Plains Indians, the period from 1750 to 1890, often referred to as the traditional period, was an evolutionary time. Horses and firearms, trade goods, shifting migration patterns, disease pandemics, and other events associated with extensive European contact led to a peak of Plains Indian influence and success in the early nineteenth century. Ironically, that same European contact ultimately led to the devolution of traditional Plains Indian society, and by 1870 most Plains Indian peoples were living on reservations. In The Plains Indians Paul H. Carlson charts the evolution and growth of the Plains Indians through this period of constant change. Carlson examines, among other aspects of these tribal groups, the horse and bison culture, the economy and material culture, trade and diplomacy, and reservation life. In its examination of cultural change, The Plains Indians relies heavily on Indian voices and stresses an Indian viewpoint. Carlson argues that the Plains Indians were neither passive recipients of these cultural changes nor helpless victims. They took what was new and adapted it to and integrated it into their own culture. Even when faced with a significantly altered life on the reservations, the Plains Indians, "without abandoning their cultural base[,] . . . adopted sedentary lifeways and shifted toward new life patterns, new sodalities, and different characteristics of community." Carlson also investigates the role of the environment in the lives of the plains tribal groups. The ecological exploitation of bison was an integral part of their society; both their material and spiritual worlds depended on bison. The Plains Indians, while not living in perfect harmony with the environment, to some extent adjusted their hunting practices, religious ceremonies, and social organization to the seasons, the bison, and other environmental factors, such as the herding requirements of their horses. The Plains Indians is a clear, well written narrative history of the Plains Indians during a vital and well known era in Indian and American history. Those interested in Indian anthropology and history will value this cohesive overview of Plains Indian society and culture., Books<