Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928
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- Synopsis
- (back of book) Winner Caughey Western History Association Book Prize Before and after photos of a Navajo student at the Carlisle School, ca. 1880 and 1883, courtesy of the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution "This is, quite simply, a wonderful book. In lively prose, Adams tells the poig(nat) (covered by library sticker) ... linst American Indian chil(dren) (covered by library computer sticker) who sought to use bo(th) transforming Indian ] "3 1463 0066913173 mg. doing, and living. Adams demonstrates convincingly that Native American students were anything but passive recipients of the'curriculum of civilization.'" -Choice "Everything is here: the cropped hair and army uniforms, the endless drilling and marching, the round of daily chores, the spells in the guardhouse for speaking Indian, and the ubiquitous little school graveyards that signaled the terrible toll these institutions took on young lives. Required reading for all students of United States race relations." -London Times Higher Education Supplement "A story worth reading and remembering, one that reveals the use of education as a weapon of war, a method of domination. A strong lesson in the potential for education to become part of a political and cultural arsenal." -American Journal of Education "Persuasive and moving, this book is full of good stories that should appeal to the general public." -Brian Dippie, author of The Vanishing American: White Attitudes and U.S. Indian Policy "An important contribution to the literature of Indian-white relations." -Robert M. Utley, author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull "Richly detailed and extremely well written." -Western Historical Quarterly David Adams is associate professor of education at Cleveland State University.
- Copyright:
- 1995
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 393 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780700607358
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/15/08
- Copyrighted By:
- University Press of Kansas
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Education, Social Studies, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Lauren Tuchman
- Proofread By:
- Kari G
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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