"Violence Over the Land" by Ned Blackhawk is a book that explores the history of violence against Native American peoples and their lands in the American West. The author examines how the United States government, corporations, and settlers engaged in a systematic campaign of dispossession, displacement, and extermination of Indigenous peoples from their traditional homelands. Blackhawk argues that this violence was not simply a product of individual actions, but was deeply rooted in the economic, political, and cultural structures of American society. He also examines the ways in which Native American communities resisted and responded to these forces of violence and dispossession. Through detailed analysis of historical documents, oral histories, and ethnographic research, "Violence Over the Land" provides a critical perspective on the ongoing struggles for Native American rights and sovereignty in the United States.
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