The Search for the First Americans : (Record no. 235171)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
Canceled/invalid LC control number 2021023227
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780806175935
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780806175911
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System control number (OCoLC)1260325279
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Original cataloging agency MdBmJHUP
Transcribing agency MdBmJHUP
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Davis, Robert V.,
Dates associated with a name 1947-
Relator term author.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Search for the First Americans :
Remainder of title Science, Power, Politics /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Robert V. Davis, Jr.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Norman :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer University of Oklahoma Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2021]
264 #3 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Baltimore, Md. :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Project MUSE,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2021
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Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©[2021]
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Extent 1 online resource (224 pages).
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Media type term computer
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Carrier type term online resource
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505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note American Indian creation myths -- Euro-American theories -- Clovis-first -- Pre-Clovis: Monte Verde and Meadowcroft -- Case studies: Atlantis and Chinese bestiary -- Anthropology and archaeology -- Bioanthropology -- The other sciences: genetics, linguistics, and physics -- Laboratories and museums -- Identity and heritage preservation -- Native American graves protection and Repatriation Act -- Case studies: Kennewick Man and Tarim Basin.
506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE
Terms governing access Open Access
Standardized terminology for access restriction Unrestricted online access
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Summary, etc. "Who were the First Americans? Where did they come from? When did they get here? Are they the ancestors of modern Native Americans? These questions might seem straightforward, but scientists in competing fields have failed to convince one another with their theories and evidence, much less Native American peoples. The practice of science in its search for the First Americans is a flawed endeavor, Robert V. Davis tells us. His book is an effort to explain why. Most American history textbooks today teach that the First Americans migrated to North America on foot from East Asia over a land bridge during the last ice age, 12,000 to 13,000 years ago. In fact, that theory hardly represents the scientific consensus, and it has never won many Native adherents. In many ways, attempts to identify the first Americans embody the conflicts in American society between accepting the practical usefulness of science and honoring cultural values. Davis explores how the contested definition of "First Americans" reflects the unsettled status of Native traditional knowledge, scientific theories, research methodologies, and public policy as they vie with one another for legitimacy in modern America. In this light he considers the traditional beliefs of Native Americans about their origins; the struggle for primacy-or even recognition as science-between the disciplines of anthropology and archaeology; and the mediating, interacting, and sometimes opposing influences of external authorities such as government agencies, universities, museums, and the press. Fossil remains from Mesa Verde, Clovis, and other sites testify to the presence of First Americans. What remains unsettled, as The Search for the First Americans makes clear, is not only who these people were, where they came from, and when, but also the very nature and practice of the science searching for answers. "--
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520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Case study of the practice of science in its search for the First Americans and examines: (1) the conflicts between the methods of science and the traditional beliefs of modern Native Americans; (2) the power struggles for primacy of place internal to the sciences themselves; and (3) the interactions with external authorities such as government agencies, the press, universities, and museums. It examines how First American issues have been defined and how differences in cultural myths, scientific theories, research methodologies and public policy remain unsettled in modern America. It also investigates the blurred boundaries between science and myth as well as between fact and theory that ultimately weaken the credibility of science as a cultural mechanism for interpreting the natural world"--
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Source of description note Description based on print version record.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element HISTORY / Civilization.
Source of heading or term bisacsh
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Topical term or geographic name entry element HISTORY / Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
Source of heading or term bisacsh
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Indians of South America
General subdivision Origin.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Indians of North America
General subdivision Science.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Indians of North America
General subdivision Ethnic identity.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Indians of North America
General subdivision Government relations.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Indians of North America
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Indians of North America
General subdivision Origin.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
Source of term local
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Project Muse.
Relator term distributor
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Uniform title Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Public note Full text available:
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/book/85071/">https://muse.jhu.edu/book/85071/</a>

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