A long and terrible shadow

Categories:
Colonialism
Law & History

"In this compelling second edition, respected lawyer and Native rights advocate Thomas Berger surveys the history of the Americas since their 'discovery' by Christopher Columbus in 1492. His accounts of the slaughter and disenfranchisement of indigenous people throughout North, Central and South American reveal a searing pattern of almost unimaginable duplicity and inhumanity. But as A Long and Terrible Shadow makes clear, Native peoples have defied the odds, waging a tenacious struggle to survive and to re-emerge as distinct cultures. As Native Voices demand action and Native land claims take their rightful place on the political agenda, this book provides a focus for crucial debate." -- Provided by publisher


  • Call Number:
    E98 .L3 B47 1999.

  • Title Responsibility:
    Thomas R. Berger..

  • Subtitle:
    white values and native rights in the Americas since 1492 /.

  • Author Information:
    Thomas Rodney Berger is a lawyer, judge, and humanitarian. He was New Democratic Party MP for Vancouver-Burrard in 1962-63, an NDP MLA 1968-69 and leader of the BC NDP in 1969. He also served as justice of the Supreme Court of BC, and as commissioner of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry. Berger's public intervention in the constitutional debate in 1981 led to the inclusion of aboriginal and treaty rights in the 1982 amendments to the Canadian Constitution..

  • Production Place:
    Vancouver : Seattle : University of Washington Press,.

  • Producer:
    Douglas & McIntyre .

  • Production Date:
    1999.

  • Band Tribe Geography Time:
    Multiple Nations.

  • Recommended For:
    Research.

  • Catalogue Key:
    2933003.

  • Reviews:

    "A Long and Terrible Shadow." The Advocate, Mar. 1992, p. 175+. Book Review Index Plus, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A12230509/BRIP?u=utoronto_main&sid=B….

    Mullin, Michael J. "A Long and Terrible Shadow: White Values, Native Rights in the Americas, 1492-1992." American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 3, 1993, p. 215+. Book Review Index Plus, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A14290031/BRIP?u=utoronto_main&sid=B….

    Dobyns, Henry F. "A Long and Terrible Shadow: White Values, Native Rights in the Americas, 1492-1992." The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, 1993, p. 268+. Book Review Index Plus, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A13903347/BRIP?u=utoronto_main&sid=B….

    "A Long and Terrible Shadow." Reference & Research Book News, Mar. 1993, p. 9. Book Review Index Plus, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A33968257/BRIP?u=utoronto_main&sid=B….