The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity

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The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity is a historical study that examines how narratives of King Philip’s War shaped early American identity, memory, and culture.

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instanceOf book
history book
academicDiscipline American studies NERFINISHED
Native American studies
history
approach cultural history
intellectual history
literary analysis of historical texts
author Jill Lepore NERFINISHED
award Bancroft Prize NERFINISHED
Ralph Waldo Emerson Award NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
examines how colonists wrote about Native Americans
how narratives of King Philip’s War shaped American identity
the cultural consequences of war
the politics of naming and representation
focusesOnEvent King Philip’s War NERFINISHED
focusesOnGroup Algonquian-speaking Native Americans
English colonists in New England NERFINISHED
Wampanoag people NERFINISHED
focusesOnPerson Metacom NERFINISHED
genre early American history
war and society studies
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
intendedAudience general readers interested in American history
scholars
students
language English
notableFor emphasis on language, storytelling, and memory in war
linking King Philip’s War to the formation of American identity
publicationYear 1998
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting British North America NERFINISHED
New England NERFINISHED
subject American identity
King Philip’s War NERFINISHED
Native American history
Puritan New England NERFINISHED
colonial New England
historical memory
theme colonial violence
construction of national identity
language and narrative
memory and forgetting
race and ethnicity in early America
representation of Native Americans
violence and warfare
timePeriodCovered 1675–1676
17th century

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