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American history books
ancient civilizations
Author_Kathleen DuVal
Braiding Sweetgrass
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Cundill Prize
Dawn of Everything
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indigenous history
inequality
medieval history
Native American history
prize-winning books
Pulitzer Prize
Product details
- ISBN 9781805226031
- Weight: 517g
- Dimensions: 126 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 22 May 2025
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY
WINNER OF THE 2024 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE
Winner of the Bancroft Prize 2025
Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize 2025
For centuries, Europeans assumed that indigenous Americans lacked the sophistication to build cities and establish hierarchies. For over a millennium, prior to and after the arrival of white colonialists, however, native nations had been adapting to changing climates, founding and abandoning urban centres and forging complex, democratic societies.
In this magisterial new history of North America, Kathleen DuVal puts indigenous people back at the heart of the story. From the splendour of ancient cities like Cahokia and Moundsville to the careful diplomacy of native leaders in the face of colonial expansion, Native Nations reveals the diversity of indigenous civilisation and shows how a 1,000-year legacy still shapes America today, in struggles over sovereignty, climate and indigenous rights.
Kathleen DuVal is a professor of History at the University of North Carolina. She is the author of Independence Lost and Give Me Liberty! She has written for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Her most recent book, Native Nations, won the 2024 Cundill History Prize.
