The American Indian and the Problem of History

"The most challenging volume on the historiography of Indian-white relations yet published....[The] volume must have an impact on the conduct of history and the social sciences in their dealings with tribal peoples. The collection is certainly among the best of the recent critiques of the social sciences."--South Dakota History "An excellent analysis of the evolving methodology and metaphysics of the 'New Indian History.'...These through-provoking essays are highly recommended."--CHOICE "[An] important book...written for those concerned with writing Native American history, anthropology, and 'ethnohistory,' but it also speaks to the approaches taken by social scientists examining different cultures....Those actively working in the field of American Indian history and those thinking of entering the field would do well to read this thoughtful and challenging collection."--Wisconsin Magazine of History "Useful for upper division undergraduates and for scholars wishing to sample the intense historiographical debate within ethnohistory."--The Western Historical Quarterly "Martin's collection provides a bracing antidote to conventional historiography."--Great Plains Quarterly "A lively and positive collection of essays on the nature, process, and interpretation of history in its many forms. It is an enlightening book which cuts to the heart of the matter of history and Indians."--Roy Wortman, Kenyon College