{"product_id":"native-nations","title":"Native Nations: A Millennium in North America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - \"A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE, THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE, AND THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before the colonization of North America, Indigenous Americans built diverse civilizations and adapted to a changing world in ways that reverberated globally. And, as award-winning historian Kathleen DuVal vividly recounts, when Europeans did arrive, no civilization came to a halt because of a few wandering explorers, even when the strangers came well armed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA millennium ago, North American cities rivaled urban centers around the world in size. Then, following a period of climate change and instability, numerous smaller nations emerged, moving away from rather than toward urbanization. From this urban past, egalitarian government structures, diplomacy, and complex economies spread across North America. So, when Europeans showed up in the sixteenth century, they encountered societies they did not understand--those having developed differently from their own--and whose power they often underestimated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries afterward, Indigenous people maintained an upper hand and used Europeans in pursuit of their own interests. In \u003ci\u003eNative Nations, \u003c\/i\u003e we see how Mohawks closely controlled trade with the Dutch--and influenced global markets--and how Quapaws manipulated French colonists. Power dynamics shifted after the American Revolution, but Indigenous people continued to command much of the continent's land and resources. Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa forged new alliances and encouraged a controversial new definition of Native identity to attempt to wall off U.S. ambitions. The Cherokees created institutions to assert their sovereignty on the global stage, and the Kiowas used their power in the west to regulate the passage of white settlers across their territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this important addition to the growing tradition of North American history centered on Indigenous nations, Kathleen DuVal shows how the definitions of power and means of exerting it shifted over time, but the sovereignty and influence of Native peoples remained a constant--and will continue far into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning historian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen DuVal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches early American and American Indian history. Her previous work includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependence Lost,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich was a finalist for the George Washington Prize, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Native Ground: Indians and Colonists in the Heart of the Continent.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She is a coauthor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGive Me Liberty!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand coeditor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterpreting a Continent: Voices from Colonial America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An essential American history . . . Examining both past and present from an indigenous rather than a European perspective, [Kathleen] DuVal fuses a millennium of Native American history into a thought-provoking, persuasive whole.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Extraordinary . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNative Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers no less than a new interpretation of Native history and explains why over 500 Native nations continue to exist within the boundaries of the present-day United States.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Lynton Prize Judges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history . . . DuVal foregrounds Native perspectives, Native purposes, and the enduring strength of Native nations.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Both majestic in scope and intimate in tone. . . . No single volume can adequately depict the gamut of Indigenous cultures, but DuVal's comes close.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Hamilton Cain,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Sweeping and important . . . [a] nuanced and satisfying overview of America's Native past . . . It is hard to imagine a more learned and humane guide to the last thousand years of this story than DuVal.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is, to put it simply, a magnificent book.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Missouri Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An indispensable guide to the epic history of Native North America.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Caroline Dodds Pennock, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Savage Shores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A revelatory account of the power and influence of Indigenous peoples in North America.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Prodigiously researched and enlightening.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Conducting us skillfully on this journey through a perilous history fraught with colonial violence, DuVal brings the reader finally to a hopeful and resurgent Native present.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Nicole Eustace, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCovered with Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An exemplary model of how Native American history should be written.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Brooke M. Bauer, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Catawba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A page-turner . . . DuVal offers us a new chronology of early America.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Anne F. Hyde, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn of Lakes and Plains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNative Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerful story of Indigenous peoples' continued survival, resistance, and strength. . . . Even the most expert reader is likely to learn something new.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Warren Eugene Milteer, Jr., author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Slavery's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A stunning achievement.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Sarah M. S. Pearsall, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolygamy: An Early American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A vital new history leading to today's more than five hundred Native nations in the United States.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Andrés Reséndez, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Slavery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNative Nations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a new way of understanding the long sweep of Native American history.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Daniel K. 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DuVal focuses on the growth and change of Indigenous polities and cultures.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Anton Treuer, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Toolbox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54456490197302,"sku":"9780525511052","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2301\/7526\/files\/imageloader_30a31e57-157d-4b5f-b8de-97def583134c.jpg?v=1787610999","url":"https:\/\/www.summerbeambooks.com\/products\/native-nations","provider":"Summer Beam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}