Voices from Haskell : Indian Students Between Two Worlds, 1884-1928 / Myriam Vuckovic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vučković, Myriam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students--India.

Students.

Haskell Institute.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2008.

Summary:

Draws on diary entries and correspondence from students to tell the story of the early years of Haskell Institute, a government boarding school designed to "civilize" and acculturate Indians to Anglo-American ideals. Reveals how both resistance against and compliance with the dominant culture unified the students and erased traditional barriers between tribes.

Contents:

Beginnings

Coming to Haskell

Living by the bell

The curriculum

Rituals and recreation

Health and the body

Accommodation and resistance

Life after Haskell.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-315) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Vuckovic, Myriam Voices from Haskell

ISBN:

9780700636853

OCLC:

1453275202