Coll Thrush, “Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire” (Yale UP, 2016)

New Books in Indigenous Studies · Nov 23, 2016 · 1h 3m

Coll Thrush’s new book is an imaginative and beautifully-written history of London framed by the experiences of indigenous travelers since early modernity. Indigenous London: Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire (Yale University Press, 2016) brings together urban and indigenous histories, arguing that indigenous people around the world have actively engaged with and helped create the world we call modern, including its great urban centers. The book is organized around domains of entanglement, with each chapter following a particular set of travelers to explore a particular way that urban…