American Indian Ethnic Renewal

Joane Nagel is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas. Her work on ethnicity and nationalism includes a number of books and articles focusing on the politics of ethnicity, ethnic identity, and ethnic movements in the United States, the Middle East, and Africa. Among these publications are Competitive Ethnic Relations (with Susan Olzak, 1986) and American Indian Activism: Alcatraz to the Longest Walk (with Troy Johnsonand Duane Champagne, 1997).

• A Note on TerminologyIntroduction: American Indian Ethnic RenewalPART I: Ethnic Renewal1: Constructing Ethnic Identity2: Constructing Culture3: Deconstructing EthnicityPART II: Red Power and the Resurgence of Indian Identity4: American Indian Population Growth: Changing Patterns of Indian Ethnic Identification5: The Politics of American Indian Ethnicity: Solving the Puzzle of Indian Ethnic Resurgence6: Red Power: Reforging Identity and CulturePART III: Legacies of Red Power: Renewal and Reform7: Renewing Culture and Community8: Reconstructing Federal Indian Policy: From Termination to Self-Determination9: The Problematics of American Indian EthnicityReferencesIndex

Her work offers a refreshingly sophisticated and comprehensive view of Indian nationalism that has been missing from sociologists of the past who 'focused more on legitimate issues such as inequality and less on the content and meaning of ethnicity' ... Nagel's research is to be praised for being remarkably interdisciplinary, incorporating current anthropology, sociology, and political science research. Her work is very accessible and suitable for anyone interested in the processes of ethno-nationalism and identity construction ... an excellent starting point for examining ethnic renewal among other indigenous groups throughout the world.