Playing Indian
1998 nonfiction book by Philip J. Deloria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Vanishing Indian.
Playing Indian is a 1998 nonfiction book by Philip J. Deloria, which explores the history of the conflicted relationship white America has with Native American peoples. It explores the common historical and contemporary societal pattern of non-Natives simultaneously mimicking stereotypical ideas and imagery of "Indians" and "Indianness" (the "Playing Indian" of the title), in a quest for National identity in particular, while also denigrating, dismissing, and making invisible real, contemporary Indian people.[1]
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Author | Philip J. Deloria |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Yale Historical Publications Series |
Subject | Stereotypes of Native Americans, Cultural appropriation |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Publication date | 1998 |
Media type | |
Pages | 262 |
ISBN | 978-0300080674 |
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