Beyond germs : Native depopulation in North America / edited by Catherine M. Cameron, Paul Kelton, and Alan C. Swedlund.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cameron, Catherine M., editor.

Kelton, Paul, editor.

Swedlund, Alan C., editor.

Series:

Amerind studies in anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Mortality.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Population.

Indians, Treatment of--North America.

Indians, Treatment of.

Ethnic relations.

North America.

Indians of North America--History.

History.

Indians of North America--Social conditions.

Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples.

North America--Ethnic relations.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 275 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2015]

Summary:

"Beyond Germs challenges the hypothesis that the massive depopulation of the New World was primarily caused by diseases brought by Europeans, which scholars used for decades to explain the decimation of the indigenous peoples of North America. Contributors argue that blaming germs downplays the active role of Europeans in inciting wars, destroying livelihoods, and erasing identities"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Paul Kelton, Alan C. Swedlund, and Catherine M. Cameron

Death, uncertainty, and rhetoric / David S. Jones

Population decline and culture change in the American midcontinent : bridging the prehistoric and historic divide / George R. Milner

Colonialism and decline in the American Southeast : the remarkable record of La Florida / Clark Spencer Larsen

Beyond epidemics : a bioarchaeological perspective on Pueblo-Spanish encounters in the American Southwest / Debra L. Martin

Identity erasure and demographic impacts of the Spanish caste system on the indigenous populations of New Mexico / Gerardo Gutiérrez

Contagion, conflict, and captivity in interior New England : Native American and European contacts in the middle Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts, 1616-2004 / Alan C. Swedlund

The effects of warfare and captive-taking on indigenous mortality in postcontact North America / Catherine M. Cameron

Remembering Cherokee mortality during the American Revolution / Paul Kelton

Quality of life : Native communities within and beyond the bounds of colonial institutions in California / Kathleen L. Hull

The pestilent serpent : colonialism, health, and indigenous demographics / James F. Brooks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816500246

081650024X

OCLC:

907132534