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Robert F. Berkhofer

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The White Man's Indian
Images of the American Indian from Columbus to the Present
Written by Robert F. Berkhofer

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: February 12, 1979
Price: $11.16

Columbus called them "Indians" because his geography was faulty. That name and, more importantly, the images it has come to suggest have endured for five centuries, not only obscuring the true identity of the original Americans but serving as an ideological weapon in their subjugation. Berkhofer's account illustrates the self-serving stereotypes... Read more >
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The White Man's Indian
Images of the American Indian from Columbus to the Present
Written by Robert F. Berkhofer

Format: eBook, 304 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 3, 2011
Price: $8.99

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