Jack D. Forbes (1934–2011)
Autore di Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism
Sull'Autore
Jack D. Forbes was a professor emeritus of Native American studies and anthropology at the University of California, Davis. His many other books include Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples.
Opere di Jack D. Forbes
Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism, and Terrorism (1989) 133 copie
Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples (1993) 94 copie
Only Approved Indians: Stories (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series) (1995) 19 copie
Black Africans and Native Americans: Color, Race, and Caste in the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples (1988) 5 copie
Native American higher education: The struggle for the creation of D-Q university, 1960-1971 (1985) 4 copie
Native Americans and Nixon: Presidential Politics and Minority Self Determination 1969-1972 (1984) 4 copie
Nevada Indians speak 3 copie
Handbook for the development of Native American studies and chronology of Native American history 2 copie
Middle Continent People 2 copie
Americanism is the Answer 1 copia
Nevada Indians Speak. 1 copia
The Establishment of D-Q University: An Example of Successful Indian-Chicano Community Development 1 copia
"Mustees, Half-Breeds, and Zambos in Anglo North America: Aspects of Black-Indian relations," 1 copia
Opere correlate
From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Collaboratore — 173 copie
I Tell You Now: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers (1987) — Collaboratore — 61 copie
Indigenous Traditions and Ecology: The Interbeing of Cosmology and Community (2001) — Collaboratore — 29 copie
Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose from the First North American Native Writers' Festival (Sun Tracks, Vol 29) (1994) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Forbes, Jack Douglas
- Data di nascita
- 1934-01-07
- Data di morte
- 2011-02-11
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Davis, California, USA
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Native Writers Circle of The Americas (2008)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 41
- Opere correlate
- 12
- Utenti
- 528
- Popolarità
- #47,121
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 34
- Lingue
- 3
An early text that inspired the start of the anti-civilization movement, this short book first published in 1978 lays out Jack Forbes' philosophy of what he calls the wétiko, or cannibal, psychosis. Wétiko is a Cree term referring to a cannibal, or "an evil person or spirit who terrorizes other creatures by means of terrible evil acts, including cannibalism." Forbes, a professor emeritus and former chair of Native American Studies at University of California-Davis, proposes that many human beings have suffered for several thousand years from this psychosis and its subsequent effects have directly caused countless imperialistic acts, wars, and other violent episodes. Writing from a Native American perspective, Forbes maintains a steady, even-handed and humble tone throughout the text, systematically describing an entire history of atrocities against chiefly innocent people, most of whom were indigenous to their geographical location. Within this historical review, perhaps most insightful are his explorations of terrorism and organized crime (including state-approved, state-tolerated, and state-prohibited varieties).
Having read other writers who have covered similar territory, including Derrick Jensen (who wrote the foreword for this edition) and Howard Zinn, I was familiar with much of Forbes' subject matter. It's the kind of history one doesn't need to read twice to grasp its meaning. Forbes uses the majority of the book, thirteen out of fifteen chapters, to provide examples of wétiko behavior in different contexts at various points in history. I can see how in 1978 the history that Forbes presents could've sparked the beginning of a movement. Frankly, however, revisiting such negative material as I read, with no accompanying answers in sight, left me feeling drained and experiencing difficulty finishing the book. There is only so much much one can read before the brain starts pleading for answers on how to stop this murderous madness. Finally, in the last two chapters, Forbes relents and draws eloquent parallels between Buddhism and Native American philosophy to present a viable alternative to the wétiko lifestyle.
I think it's crucial that people read books like this. I have no idea what percentage of Americans, for example, have never thought about either the genocide that cleared the way for the founding of their country or the continuing violence around the world that sustains our society as it stands today. When I look around me and see the way people live, though, I suspect the percentage is rather high. I like to think that if they were aware, people would make attempts to alter their lifestyles accordingly. As Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti once stated, "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." Similarly, Jack Forbes tells us that "to adjust to a wétiko society is to become insane." The more people who refuse to adjust then, the better chance there is of reversing the damage being done to both the Earth and its inhabitants.
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