American Heathens
Joshua Paddison
(Author)
Description
In the 19th-century debate over whether the United States should be an explicitly Christian nation, California emerged as a central battleground. Racial groups that were perceived as godless and uncivilized were excluded from suffrage, and evangelism among Indians and the Chinese was seen as a politically incendiary act. Joshua Paddison sheds light on Reconstruction's impact on Indians and Asian Americans by illustrating how marginalized groups fought for a political voice, refuting racist assumptions with their lives, words, and faith. Reconstruction, he argues, was not merely a remaking of the South, but rather a multiracial and multiregional process of reimagining the nation.Product Details
Price
$102.00
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
June 01, 2012
Pages
280
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.1 X 1.1 inches | 0.01 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780520289055
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About the Author
Joshua Paddison is an American Council of Learned Societies New Faculty Fellow in the American Studies Program and the Department of Religious Studies at Indiana University.