{"product_id":"forging-communities-in-colonial-alta-california-paperback","title":"Forging Communities in Colonial Alta California - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen L. Hull\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn G. Douglass\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1769 and 1834, an influx of Spanish, Russian, and then American colonists streamed into Alta California seeking new opportunities. Their arrival brought the imposition of foreign beliefs, practices, and constraints on Indigenous peoples. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eForging Communities in Colonial Alta California \u003c\/i\u003ereorients understandings of this dynamic period, which challenged both Native and non-Native people to reimagine communities not only in different places and spaces but also in novel forms and practices. The contributors draw on archaeological and historical archival sources to analyze the generative processes and nature of communities of belonging in the face of rapid demographic change and perceived or enforced difference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors provide important historical background on the effects that colonialism, missions, and lives lived beyond mission walls had on Indigenous settlement, marriage patterns, trade, and interactions. They also show the agency with which Indigenous peoples make their own decisions as they construct and reconstruct their communities. With nine different case studies and an insightful epilogue, this book offers analyses that can be applied broadly across the Americas, deepening our understanding of colonialism and community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: \u003cbr\u003e Julienne Bernard \u003cbr\u003e James F. Brooks \u003cbr\u003e John Dietler \u003cbr\u003e Stella D'Oro \u003cbr\u003e John G. Douglass \u003cbr\u003e John Ellison \u003cbr\u003e Glenn Farris \u003cbr\u003e Heather Gibson \u003cbr\u003e Kathleen L. Hull \u003cbr\u003e Linda Hylkema \u003cbr\u003e John R. Johnson \u003cbr\u003e Kent G. Lightfoot \u003cbr\u003e Lee M. Panich \u003cbr\u003e Sarah Peelo \u003cbr\u003e Seetha N. Reddy \u003cbr\u003e David W. Robinson \u003cbr\u003e Tsim D. Schneider \u003cbr\u003e Christina Spellman \u003cbr\u003e Benjamin Vargas\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathleen L. Hull is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of California, Merced. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePestilence and Persistence: Yosemite Indian Demography and Culture in Colonial California.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John G. Douglass is director of research and standards at Statistical Research, Inc. He is also a visiting scholar in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eNew Mexico and the Pimer?a Alta: The Colonial Period in the American Southwest\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520095797469,"sku":"9780816554195","price":64.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Y-ZtKY3hs69780816554195.webp?v=1772235760","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/forging-communities-in-colonial-alta-california-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}