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The great power of small nations : Indigenous diplomacy in the Gulf South Cover Image Book Book

The great power of small nations : Indigenous diplomacy in the Gulf South / Elizabeth N. Ellis.

Ellis, Elizabeth N. (Elizabeth Nicole), 1988- (author.).

Summary:

"This book provides a fresh examination of the formidable and resilient Native nations who helped shape the early Gulf South. This history focuses on the Lower Mississippi Valley during the eighteenth century. It examines how diverse Indigenous peoples influenced and limited the growth of European empires and have managed to survive hundreds of years of colonization"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781512823097 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 330 pages : maps, illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Chapter 1. A World of Towns -- Chapter 2. Establishing Relationships with the French -- Chapter 3. Enslaved by Their Allies: Tensas and Chitimachas in French Louisiana -- Chapter 4. Colonial Propaganda and Indigenous Defiance -- Chapter 5. French Transgressions and Natchez Resistance -- Chapter 6. Imperial Blunders and the Revival of Interdependency at Midcentury -- Chapter 7. Tunica Power After the Seven Years' War -- Chapter 8. The Beginnings of Marginalization -- Chapter 9. Remembering, Forgetting, and Mythologizing the Petites Nations -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

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Subject: Indigenous peoples > Mississippi River Valley > Politics and government.
Indigenous peoples > Gulf Coast (U.S.) > Politics and government.
Indigenous peoples > Mississippi River Valley > History > 18th century.
Indigenous peoples > Gulf Coast (U.S.) > History > 18th century.
Indigenous peoples > North America.
Mississippi River Valley > History > 18th century.
Gulf Coast (U.S.) > History > 18th century.
Topic Heading: Indigenous.
First Nations.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
The Pas Campus Library E 78 .M75 E45 2023 (Text) 58500001157155 Stacks Volume hold Available -

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