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Indian Wars Everywhere

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References to the Indian Wars, those conflicts that accompanied US continental expansion, suffuse American military history. From Black Hawk helicopters to the exclamation “Geronimo” used by paratr...
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References to the Indian Wars, those conflicts that accompanied US continental expansion, suffuse American military history. From Black Hawk helicopters to the exclamation “Geronimo” used by paratroopers jumping from airplanes, words and images referring to Indians have been indelibly linked with warfare. In Indian Wars Everywhere, Stefan Aune shows how these resonances signal a deeper history, one in which the Indian Wars function as a shadow doctrine that influences US military violence. The United States’ formative acts of colonial violence persist in the actions, imaginations, and stories that have facilitated the spread of American empire, from the “savage wars” of the nineteenth century to the counterinsurgencies of the Global War on Terror. Ranging across centuries and continents, Indian Wars Everywhere considers what it means for the conquest of Native peoples to be deemed a success that can be used as a blueprint for modern warfare.
 
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Price: $29.95
Pages: 350
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Series: American Crossroads
Publication Date: 19 September 2023
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520395404
Format: Paperback
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"In attempting to explain the prevalence of the Indian/fighting references in American history and demonstrating that they are more than simple metaphors, Aune succeeds admirably. His prose is engaging, and his scholarship is impressive, resting on a command of the latest (and timeless) secondary works, as well as innovative use of a range of primary and literary sources."
Stefan Aune is Visiting Assistant Professor of American Studies at Williams College.
Contents

List of Illustrations 
Acknowledgments 
Abbreviations 

Introduction 
1. Colonial Violence and the Indian Wars 
2. Indian/Fighters in the Philippines 
3. The Literature of Savage War 
4. Savage and Civilized War 
5. Fighting Indian Style 
6. Indian Country and the Cold War 
7. Relearning the Indian Wars 
Conclusion: Counterinsurgency in Indian Country 

Notes 
Bibliography 
Index