Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country

Name: Dreaming of Sheep in Navajo Country
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ISBN: 9780295991412

ISBN-10: 0295991410

ISBN-13: 9780295991412

Edition: 2009

Authors: Marsha Weisiger, William Cronon

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This fresh interpretation of the history of Navajo pastoralism chronicles the government's 1930s failed policy to preserve grazing lands by eradicating livestock on the Navajo reservation, with particular focus on women, the primary owners and tenders of the animals. "With great sensitivity and insight, Weisiger evocatively demonstrates why stock reduction continues to be indelibly seared into Navajos' collective memory." -American Indian Quarterly "The history of Navajo livestock reduction in the 1930s is well known, yet Marsha L. Weisiger offers a sophisticated reevaluation that is satisfying in both its telling and its complexity." -The Journal of American History "Those of us who love…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 11/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 418
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386