A Place in Common : Rethinking the History of Early Detroit

Name: A Place in Common : Rethinking the History of Early Detroit
Brand: Michigan State University Press

Michigan State University Press

A Place in CommonRethinking the History of Early Detroit\nAuthor(s): Karen L. Marrero, Andrew K Sturtevant\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Michigan State University Press, United States\nImprint: Michigan State University Press\nISBN-13: 9781611865172, 978-1611865172\nSynopsis\nAt the turn of the eighteenth century, Indigenous nations designated Detroit as a common bowl and a crucial nexus where they shared resources, made compromises, and coexisted. As the century unfolded, Detroit continued as a polyglot community in the face of expanding Euro-American settlement. The region became a highly charged space where the rituals of political negotiation grew in importance alongside a constant threat of violence. British political and economic systems continued to operate long after the end of the American Revolution, creating a shared cultural border at the end of the eighteenth century that would endure even as the American Empire reestablished rule on the north side of the river. Both Ani.