Germans and Indians: Fantasies, Encounters, Projections

by Gerd Gemünden

Book Overview

For over three hundred years, the Indian peoples of North America have attracted the interest of diverse segments of German society--missionaries, writers, playwrights, anthropologists, filmmakers, hobbyists and enthusiasts, and even royalty. Today, German scholars continue to be drawn to Indians, as is the German public: tour groups from Germany frequent Plains reservations in the summer, and so-called Indianerclubs, where participants dress up in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803264208
• ISBN13: 9780803264205
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"