Peace Came in the Form of a Woman: Indians and Spaniards in the Texas Borderlands

Barr's work joins a growing body of scholarship that challenges both interpretations stressing conflict-laden westward expansion and middle ground accommodation, and thus contributes to a fundamental debate in North American history. What at first can seem like the foundation of a middle ground...

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Published in:The Arkansas historical quarterly 2007, Vol.66 (4), p.489-491
Main Author: Key, Joseph P.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
European history
Native peoples
Women
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Summary:Barr's work joins a growing body of scholarship that challenges both interpretations stressing conflict-laden westward expansion and middle ground accommodation, and thus contributes to a fundamental debate in North American history. What at first can seem like the foundation of a middle ground or a frontier of inclusion, a clear contrast to the most violent encounters between Indians and Europeans, turns out to be a story of sexual and physical abuse.
ISSN:0004-1823
2327-1213