Conquest by law how the discovery of America dispossessed indigenous peoples of their lands
An investigation into the legal basis of land claims in the United States, this volume uses the archives of the Illinois and Wabash Land Companies to illustrate how a doctrine that discovery created a right of ownership became enshrined in U.S. law & turned indigenous peoples from owners into te...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2005, 2005
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | An investigation into the legal basis of land claims in the United States, this volume uses the archives of the Illinois and Wabash Land Companies to illustrate how a doctrine that discovery created a right of ownership became enshrined in U.S. law & turned indigenous peoples from owners into tenants |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 239 p., [8] p. of plates ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 9780199788941 |