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list price: $15.50
edition:Paperback
category: History
published: Sep 1993
ISBN:9781895830019
publisher:
UBC Press
imprint:
Purich Publishing
Description
How did Pizarro subjugate the Inca Empire with less than 500 men? How did debates in 16th century Spain between de Sepulveda and de Las Casas lay the basis for the legal concept of Aboriginal title? Providing a broad comparison of historical, social, and cultural aspects of Indigenous groups around the world, this slim volume answers these questions and more, while discussing the challenges these groups face post–European contact. Goehring draws parallels in their struggles, including the right to self-determination, land recognition, and an economy which allows for participation on Indigenous peoples’ terms.
Contributor Notes
Brian Goehring is an educator and geographer. He has taught extensively in Canada's Arctic, has a PhD in Northern Studies, focusing on the human and economic geography of Nunavut. He teaches at Thompson Rivers University in Kamploops, BC.
