Tag: 1769

Race and Identity in the Tasman World, 1769-1840


Free Download Rachel Standfield, "Race and Identity in the Tasman World, 1769-1840"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1848932405, 1138661759 | EPUB | pages: 256 | 0.8 mb
British imperial encounters with indigenous cultures created perceptions and stereotypes that still persist today. The initial creation of racial images in relation to violence had particular consequences for land ownership. Standfield examines these differences and how they occurred.

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Conquests and Historical Identities in California, 1769-1936


Free Download Lisbeth Haas, "Conquests and Historical Identities in California, 1769-1936"
English | 1996 | pages: 284 | ISBN: 0520207041, 0520083806 | EPUB | 2,4 mb
Spanning the period between Spanish colonization and the early twentieth century, this well-argued and convincing study examines the histories of Spanish and American conquests, and of ethnicity, race, and community in southern California. Lisbeth Haas draws on a diverse body of source materials (mission and court archives, oral histories, Spanish language plays, census and tax records) to build a new picture of rural society and social change.

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