Synopses & Reviews
Elaine Baruch is not only among the most quiet-voiced and fair-minded of feminist writers. She is also among the most far-ranging in her scholarship, equally at ease with the writers of the Renaissance and Freud, the medieval troubadours, and our contemporary polemicists. . . instructive, absorbing, and persuasive.
--Diana Trilling
A lively mind is at work here and a keen and witty writer too.
--Irving Howe
This is a fine collection of essays. . . making many imaginative conjectures and amusing connections.
--Times Literary Supplement
In these essays what emerges is a history of romantic love. . . Highly recommended.--Library Journal
Arguing that romantic love need not be a tool of women's oppression, feminist critic Baruch. . . contends that unacknowledged male fantasies about love motivate much literature by men. . . rewarding, provocative.--Publishers Weekly
Utilizing both Freudian and non-Freudian psychoanalysis as well as feminist criticism, Baruch examines literary works by women and men from medieval and Romantic periods as well as cultural observations on the twentieth century and how they have influenced attitudes toward love.
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"As a tribal leader, I have found Stephen Pevar's book to be both an excellent and useful resource." -Ron Allen,Past President of the National Congress of American Indians
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"This is exactly the kind of information we need to get out to Indian country. The book can help to advance the rights of Native Americans, because it explains the complex legal issues in a comprehensible, straightforward manner." -John E. Echohawk,Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund
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"The format of the book...anticipates questions that everyone has and gives a concise answer to them. People should find the book very helpful in understanding the complexity of Indian law."-Vine Deloria Jr.,author of Custer Died for Your Sins and We Talk, You Listen
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"Every Indian should have this book."-Vicky Santana,attorney and member of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana
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"Pevar's book provides an excellent overview to the contradictory history of shifting federal Indian policy from the period of complete tribal independence...to the current policy of tribal self-governance. This very important knowledge resource should be required reading. It will be a gift to the benefit of all our generations."-Indian Country Today,
Synopsis
This informative guide thoroughly discusses the powers of Indian tribes; civil and criminal jurisdiction on Indian reservations; Indian hunting, fishing, and water rights; taxation in Indian country; the Indian Civil Rights Act; the Indian Child Welfare Act; and tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians.
About the Author
ELAINE HOFFMAN BARUCH, who has a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, is a professor of English and women's studies at York College of the City University of New york. She is the author of numerous articles on literature, psychoanalysis, and women, and is the coauthor of Women Analyze Women: In France, England, and the United States (with Lucienne Serrano) and coeditor of Women in Search of Utopia and Embryos, Ethics, and Women's Rights.