Murder state : California's native American genocide, 1846-1873 / Brendan C. Lindsay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindsay, Brendan C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--California--History--19th century.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Crimes against--California.

Indians of North America--California--Government relations.

Genocide--California--History--19th century.

Genocide.

California--Race relations.

California.

California--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Euro-American citizenry of California carried out mass genocide against the Native population of their state, using the processes and mechanisms of democracy to secure land and resources for themselves and their private interests. The murder, rape, and enslavement of thousands of Native people were legitimized by notions of democracy-in this case mob rule-through a discreetly organized and brutally effective series of petitions, referenda, town hall meetings, and votes at every level of California government.Murder State<

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Defining Genocide; Part 1. Imagining Genocide; Introduction; 1. The Core Values of Genocide; 2. Emigrant Guides; 3. The Overland Trail Experience; Part 2. Perpetrating Genocide; Introduction; 4. The Economics of Genocide in Southern California; 5. Democratic Death Squads of Northern California; Part 3. Supporting Genocide; Introduction; 6. The Murder State; 7. Federal Bystanders to and Agents of Genocide; 8. Advertising Genocide; Conclusion: At a Crossroads in the Genocide

Epilogue: Forgetting and Remembering GenocideNotes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-425) and index.

ISBN:

9786613664754

9780803240216

080324021X

9781280687815

1280687819

OCLC:

818952918