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Arguments over genocide : the war of words in the Congress and the Supreme Court over Cherokee removal

Title
Arguments over genocide : the war of words in the Congress and the Supreme Court over Cherokee removal / by Steven J. Schwartzberg.
Author
Schwartzberg, Steven, 1962-
Publication
UK : Ethics International Press Limited, 2023.

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Description
xxix, 307 pages; 22 cm
Summary
"The politics of domination with which the United States oppresses and exploits the Native Nations, is a violation of the intentions of the framers of the Constitution, and the meaning of the text itself. The arguments of the advocates of the genocide of the 1830s and their appeasers have come to determine the law, policy, and conduct of the United States, while the arguments of the opponents of what came to be known as the Trail of Tears have largely been forgotten, at least among non-Native people. By recovering these arguments, and allowing readers to explore large questions of law, justice, genocide, and politics in a context closely tethered to empirical evidence and careful argument, this book should facilitate more widespread understanding of the Native Nations' rights to their treaty-guaranteed dominion over their own lands and perhaps help open communication between the American people and the peoples of the Native Nations; communication on which the emergence of what Martin Luther King, Jr. called 'the beloved community' depends. Arguments over Genocide aims to reach a broad audience of college students, in courses on American History, Indigenous Studies, and the United States and the World, as well as in more specialized upper division courses on constitutional law, American/European imperialism, and resistance, independence, and decolonization movements. Individuals interested in the founding of the United States, in the Trail of Tears, and in 19th century American history should find the work compelling, as should legal practitioners in the field." -- From the publisher's website.
Subject
  • 1800-1899
  • Cherokee Indians > Legal status, laws, etc
  • Cherokee Indians > Relocation
  • Genocide > United States > History
  • Religion and law
  • Genocide
  • Legal status
  • Cherokee Indians
  • Cherokee Nation > History > 19th century
  • United States
  • Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [226]-241) and index.
Contents
Three claims and three levels of argument in this book -- The debate in the Senate -- The debate in the House -- Marshall's war: Cherokee Nation in context, part 1 -- Marshall's war: Cherokee Nation in context, part 2 -- Breaking faith with the Cherokee Nation -- James Wilson's jurisprudence -- Breaking faith with the founding generation.
Call Number
JFD 23-1942
ISBN
  • 9781804411070
  • 1804411078
OCLC
1360320507
Author
Schwartzberg, Steven, 1962- author.
Title
Arguments over genocide : the war of words in the Congress and the Supreme Court over Cherokee removal / by Steven J. Schwartzberg.
Publisher
UK : Ethics International Press Limited, 2023.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [226]-241) and index.
Local Note
AUTH: DEPAUL UNIVERSITY.
Chronological Term
1800-1899
Research Call Number
JFD 23-1942
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