John Noble

Susan Forsyth

Including a calendar of festivals and special events, this guide to Andulucia also features details on where to enjoy the best food, flamenco and fun, as well as providing a range of accommodation options.

Andalucia

At Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota in 1890, the majority of Big Foot's band of Miniconjou was massacred by the 7th Cavalry of the United States Army. Wounded Knee has gained great symbolic significance over the years. It is often linked with the end of the frontier and the Lakota nation, and as symbolic of broken treaties, US military aggression and subsequent injustice towards Native Americans. This study examines 110 years of representations including conflicting newspaper and journal reports, survivors' testimonies, official reports, compensation hearing claims, history texts, autobiographies, fiction, Oscar Howe's painting Wounded Knee Massacre, the film Thunderheart, and displays is museums of artifacts. ease with which stereotypes are adopted and accepted, the assumption of objectivity in historical texts, the complexities involved in collecting Lakota stories, the tensions between the freedom encountered and limits imposed on writing historical fiction, and the ethical issues confronted in the memorialization and display of the Wounded Knee site and artifacts.

Representing the Massacre of American Indians at Wounded Knee, 1890-2000

Deep in the lush forests of Guatemala the pyramids and ruins of Mayan culture can be found. Lonely Planet takes you off the usual tourist path and into incredible archaeological sites. Guatemala has long been a favoured destination for North American backpackers and people seeking alternatives to package tours. Due south of Mexico, this tropical and politically stable country is famous for its great coffee, vibrant music and warm hospitality. This new guide, by someone well-versed in travelling throughout Central America, leads readers on a counter-culture tour of the country. Gorry includes the scoop on wacky and adventurous activities, from aura healings and tarot readings to white-water rafting and hiking active volcanoes. A Mayan and Spanish language section, and the map and comments for the city of Copan, are included.As with all the the books in Lonely Planet's On the Road series, online upgrades are available and constantly updated.

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