Publisher description: Robert A. Williams Jr. boldly exposes the ongoing legal force of the racist language directed at Indians in American society. Fueled by well-known negative racial stereotypes of Indian savagery and cultural inferiority, this language, Williams contends, has functioned "like a loaded weapon" in the Supreme Court's Indian law decisions. Beginning with Chief Justice John Marshall's foundational opinions in the early nineteenth century and continuing today in the judgments of the Rehnquist Court, Williams shows how undeniably racist language and precedent are still used in…
Counted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.
Editions
6 editions
Paperback · English · 2005
Univ Of Minnesota Press · 312 pages · 9780816647101
Other · English · 2005
University of Minnesota Press · 9781452923307
Other · English · 2005
University of Minnesota Press · 9780816697984
Other · English · 2005
University of Minnesota Press · 9781452907567
Other · English · 2005
University of Minnesota Press · 9781299943582
Other · English · 2005
University of Minnesota Press · 270 pages · 9780816647095
Indians of North AmericaCivil rightsLaw and legislationRacismUnited States. Supreme CourtUnited StatesRace discriminationHistory
