American Indian Mind in a Linear World American Indian Studies and Traditional Knowledge

Name: American Indian Mind in a Linear World American Indian Studies and Traditional Knowledge
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ISBN: 9780415944571

ISBN-10: 0415944570

ISBN-13: 9780415944571

Edition: 2003

Authors: Donald Fixico

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Donald Fixico, a Native American, has been teaching & writing history for a quarter of a century. This book is the product of his experience as a scholar who also 'thinks like an Indian', who researches Indian studies from a nativist perspective in a predominently non-nativist academic environment.

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 6/18/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.06" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

Troy R. Johnson is a professor of history and American Indian studies at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author and editor of several books, includingRed Power: The American Indians’ Fight for Freedom(available in a Bison Books edition) andContemporary Native American Political Issues.



List of Illustrations


Preface



"Indian Thinking" and a Linear World



Oral Tradition and Traditional Knowledge



American Indian Circular Philosophy



Native American Genius and Indian Intellectualism



Indian Minds and White Teachers



Rise of American Indian Studies



Cultural Patrimony and Native Scholars in Academia



Institutionalizing Traditional Knowledge



The Full Circle and Its Center


Bibliography


Index