Memory Lands: King Philip’s War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity) By Christine M. DeLucia

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This study reassesses the nature and enduring legacies of a watershed historical event Memory Lands King Philip s War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity Anyone interested in the making of history and places of memory should read this book Especially if they are interested in the history of Massachusetts and Rhode Island And eloquent and thoughtful look at how the past is made and remade English Memory Lands is an ambitious project that intervenes successfully in its specific line of historiography and in history writ large Her understanding of how history is created in tandem with memory.

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A powerful study of King Philip s War and its enduring effects on histories memories and places in Native New England from 1675 to the present Noted historian Christine DeLucia offers a major reconsideration of the violent seventeenth century conflict in northeastern America known as King Philip s War providing an alternative to Pilgrim centric narratives that have conventionally dominated the histories of colonial New England DeLucia grounds her study of one of the most devastating conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers in early America in five specific places that were directly affected by the crisis spanning the Northeast as well as the Atlantic World She examines the war s effects on the everyday lives and collective mentalities of the region s diverse Native and Euro American communities over the course of several centuries focusing on persistent struggles over land and water sovereignty resistance cultural memory and intercultural interactions An enlightening work that draws from oral traditions archival traces material and visual culture archaeology literature and environmental studies and all in place connected to spots of land that accrete sedimentary layers of meaning emotion political engagement or spiritual significance is particularly compelling Ethically responsible and moving beyond re inscriptions of colonial violence in the telling of the history of war she helps recover and reimagine the landscape of the northeast with complexity than what we see on our maps and guides Could be a lot shorter and could really use verve though English Informative and also wonderful to read in terms of the prose and style The weaving of varied sources physical journeying and inspiring turns of phrases make this book a pleasure to read which is something one doesn t often say about a highly footnoted dense book on an academic press English I loved this book I don t work directly with histories of memory but DeLucia s memoryscapes are readily applicable to understandings of religious self fashioning The duality of literal and remembered spaces is a compelling through line and I fully plan on having my students read this work for specific conversations about historic monuments Absolutely loved it Highly recommend English The Introduction was a bit of a slog and I wasn t sure I was going to make it all the way through the book But It really took a turn and I found myself hanging on every page turn learning really interesting things and meta things along the way Very enlightening and good read English

Memory Lands: King Philip’s War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity) By Christine M. DeLucia
0300201176
9780300201178
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Very readable reselling of New England s shameful history with Native Americans English Memory Lands: King Philip’s War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and Modernity).