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Custer on canvas : representing Indians, memory, and violence in the new west Cover Image

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Custer on canvas : representing Indians, memory, and violence in the new west

Summary: The 1876 events known as Custer's Last Stand, Battle of Little Big Horn, or Battle of Greasy Grass have been represented over 1000 times in various artistic media, from paintings to sculpture to fast food giveaways. Norman Denzin shows how these representations demonstrate the changing perceptions--often racist--of Native America by the majority culture, juxtaposed against very different readings shown in works composed by Native American artists. Consisting of autobiographical reminiscences, historical description, artistic representations, staged readings, and snippets of documents, this multi.

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ISBN: 9781598745993
ISBN: 9781598745986
ISBN: 9781598745993
ISBN: 1598745999
ISBN: 9781598745986
ISBN: 1598745980
ISBN: 1611327989
ISBN: 9781611327984
Physical Description: 1 online resource (279 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, color portraits
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Publisher: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Dramatis personae -- Chapter One: A good day to die: the Battle of Many Names -- Chapter Two: Whose last stand? The early paintings -- Chapter Three: Whose Custer? -- Chapter Four: Killing Custer -- Section of color plates -- Chapter Five: Here Fell Custer: an autoethnography of a painting -- Chapter Six: Custer's Last Rally -- Chapter Seven: The Last Stand -- Appendix A: Timeline: The Plains Indian wars (1860-1890) and the Battle of Many Names (1876) -- Appendix B: Timeline: Paintings of the Battle of Many Names -- Appendix C: Timeline: William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.