19th century america
19th century california
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alta california
american studies
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books for californians
california history
california indians
california native americans
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colonial america
colonial california
colonization of america
early california
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historic california figures
historical writings
indigenous california
indigenous culture
indigenous scholars
luiseno language
native american history
native american illustrations
san diego history
us history
west coast history
Product details
- ISBN 9780520261891
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 07 Dec 2011
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume makes available a remarkable body of writings, the only indigenous account of early nineteenth-century California. Written by Pablo Tac, this work on Luiseno language and culture offers a new approach to understanding California's colonial history. Born and raised at Mission San Luis Rey, near San Diego, Pablo Tac became an international scholar. He traveled to Rome, where he studied Latin and other subjects, and produced these historical writings for the Vatican Librarian Cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti. In this multifaceted volume, Pablo Tac's study is published in the original languages and in English translation. Lisbeth Haas introduces Pablo Tac's life and the significance of the record he left. She situates his writing among that of other indigenous scholars, and elaborates on its poetic quality. Luiseno artist James Luna considers Tac's contemporary significance in a series of artworks that bring Pablo Tac into provocative juxtaposition with the present day.
Transcribed by Marta Eguia, Cecilia Palmeiro, Laura Leon Llerena, Jussara Quadros, and Heidi Morse, with facing-page translation by Jaime Cortez, Guillermo Delgado, Gildas Hamel, Karl Kottman, Heidi Morse, and Rose Vekony
Lisbeth Haas is Professor of History and Chair of Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Conquests and Historical Identities in California, 1769--1936 (UC Press). James Luna is an internationally known American Indian contemporary artist of Payomkowishum descent. He is a member of the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians.
