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Condition
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Unbranded
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MPN
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Does not apply
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ISBN
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9780520296640
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Book Title
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Empire’s Tracks : Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad
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Book Series
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American Crossroads Ser.
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Publisher
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University of California Press
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Item Length
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9 in
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Publication Year
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2019
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Format
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Trade Paperback
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Language
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English
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Illustrator
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Yes
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Item Height
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1 in
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Genre
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Transportation, Business & Economics, History
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Topic
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Railroads / History, United States / 19th Century, Economic Conditions, United States / General, Native American
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Item Weight
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14.4 Oz
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Item Width
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6 in
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Number of Pages
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320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520296648
ISBN-13
9780520296640
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309349033
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empire’s Tracks : Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Railroads / History, United States / 19th Century, Economic Conditions, United States / General, Native American
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Business & Economics, History
Book Series
American Crossroads Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2018-038417
Reviews
Empire’s Tracks comes at a critical juncture, which only compounds its appeal. It is a moment where monopolies breathe new life as seemingly benevolent multinational, e-commerce corporations; when oil pipelines continue to cut through North America despite opposition from Indigenous peoples (amongst others); and when threats of mass deportations emanate from the highest political offices. . . .Karuka’s sincere meditation on the historicity of war, finance and countersovereignty is deeply welcomed as it sensitises readers to the tragically unexceptional reality of the present.
Series Volume Number
52
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface 1 * The Prose of Countersovereignty 2 * Modes of Relationship 3 * Railroad Colonialism 4 * Lakota 5 * Chinese 6 * Pawnee 7 * Cheyenne 8 * Shareholder Whiteness 9 * Continental Imperialism Epilogue: The Significance of Decolonization in North America Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Empire’s Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native American tribes, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book, Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Through an examination of legislative, military, and business records, Karuka deftly explains the imperial foundations of U.S. political economy. Tracing the shared paths of Indigenous and Asian American histories, this multisited interdisciplinary study connects military occupation to exclusionary border policies, a linked chain spanning the heart of U.S. imperialism. This highly original and beautifully wrought book unveils how the transcontinental railroad laid the tracks of the U.S. Empire.
LC Classification Number
HE2751.K37 2019
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