CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION - CULTURAL FRONTIERS
The Overlapping Conquests of North America
The Indians of Northwestern New Spain About 1600
Monumental is the best adjective to describe this book. . . his scholarship is superb . . . we should welcome such a detailed study of a culture before it passes once and for all into the abyss of history.
—Bookshelf
This is an essential book for anyone—historian, anthropologist, or laymen—who is concerned with the history and process of culture change in the Southwest. . . Dr. Spicer has done a magnificent job.
—El Palacio
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Characteristics
The Rancheria Peoples
The Village Peoples
The Band Peoples
Nonagricultural Bands
Reactions to Conquest
PART I - THE FLOW OF HISTORY: EVENTS OF CONTACT
Introduction
Chapter One - Tarahumaras
Chapter Two - Mayos and Yaquis
Chapter Three - Lower Pimas and Opatas
Chapter Four - Seris
Chapter Five - Upper Pimas
Chapter Six - Eastern Pueblos
Chapter Seven - Western Pueblos
Chapter Eight - Navajos
Chapter Nine - Western Apaches
Chapter Ten - Yumans
PART II - THE FRAMEWORK OF CONTACT:
PROGRAMS FOR CIVILIZATION
Introduction
Chapter Eleven -The Spanish Program
The Culture of the Conquest
The
Frontier Institutions: The Mission Community, The Spanish Town
The Conflicts in Spanish Culture
Bearers of Spanish Culture
Techniques of Culture Transfer
Changes in the Spanish Program
Chapter Twelve -The Mexican Program
Chapter
Thirteen -The Anglo -American Program
Historical Bases of Anglo Policy
The Content of Anglo Policy
The Nature of the Contact Communities: The Reservation Community, The Anglo -American Town
The Conflicts in Anglo Culture
Bearers of Anglo Culture
PART III - RESULTS OF CONTACT: THE COURSE OF CULTURAL CHANGE
Chapter Fourteen - Political Incorporation
Starting Points: The Native Political Systems, Contrasts with Spanish Government
First Steps in Political Adaptation
Political Resistance and Assimilation in Sonora and Chihuahua
Protection and Dependency in Arizona and New Mexico
Results of Political Incorporation
Chapter Fifteen -Linguistic Unification
The Diffusion of Spanish
The
Diffusion of English
The Extinction of Indian Languages
The Persistence and Modification of Indian Languages: Spanish
Influences, English Influences, Influences of Literacy Programs, Functional Change
The Influence of Indian Languages on Spanish and English
Chapter
Sixteen -Community Reorientation
Changes in the Size and Shape of Indian Communities
The Growth of Alternative Family
Patterns
The Individual in Society: Personal Names, Other Trends
Factions and Parties
Chapter Seventeen -Religious
Diversification
The Diffusion of Catholicism
The Many Voices of Protestantism
The Rise of
New Religions
The Persistence of Indian Religions
Chapter Eighteen -Economic Integration
The Decline of
Farming
The Introduction of Livestock
The Growth of Economic Interdependence
Craftwork -The
Disti
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