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CONTENTS--INTRODUCTION - CULTURAL FRONTIERS: The Overlapping Conquests of North America: The Indians of Northwestern New Spain About 1600-General Characteristics- The Rancheria Peoples- The Village Peoples- The Band Peoples-Nonagricultural Bands-Reactions to Conquest--PART I - THE FLOW OF HISTORY: EVENTS OF CONTACT-Introduction-Chapter One - Tarahumaras- Chapter Two - Mayos and Yaquis-Chapter Three - Lower Pimas and Opatas-Chapter Four - Seris-Chapter Five - Upper Pimas-Chapter Six - Eastern Pueblos -Chapter Seven - Western Pueblos-Chapter Eight - Navajos -Chapter Nine - Western Apaches-Chapter Ten - Yumans-- PART II - THE FRAMEWORK OF CONTACT: PROGRAMS FOR CIVILIZATION-Introduction-Chapter Eleven -The Spanish Program- The Culture of the Conquest- The Frontier Institutions: The Mission Community, The Spanish Town- The Conflicts in Spanish Culture-Bearers of Spanish Culture - Techniques of Culture Transfer -Changes in the Spanish Program -Chapter Twelve -The Mexican Program -Chapter Thirteen -The Anglo -American Program -Historical Bases of Anglo Policy - The Content of Anglo Policy- The Nature of the Contact Communities: The Reservation Community, The Anglo -American Town - The Conflicts in Anglo Culture-Bearers of Anglo Culture --PART III - RESULTS OF CONTACT: THE COURSE OF CULTURAL CHANGE-Chapter Fourteen - Political Incorporation-Starting Points: The Native Political Systems, Contrasts with Spanish Government -First Steps in Political Adaptation -Political Resistance and Assimilation in Sonora and Chihuahua -Protection and Dependency in Arizona and New Mexico -Results of Political Incorporation -Chapter Fifteen -Linguistic Unification- The Diffusion of Spanish - The Diffusion of English- The Extinction of Indian Languages - The Persistence and Modification of Indian Languages: Spanish Influences, English Influences, Influences of Literacy Programs, Functional Change- The Influence of Indian Languages on Spanish and English -Chapter Sixteen -Community Reorientation -Changes in the Size and Shape of Indian Communities- The Growth of Alternative Family Patterns- The Individual in Society: Personal Names, Other Trends -Factions and Parties-Chapter Seventeen -Religious Diversification- The Diffusion of Catholicism- The Many Voices of Protestantism- The Rise of New Religions - The Persistence of Indian Religions -Chapter Eighteen -Economic Integration - The Decline of Farming- The Introduction of Livestock- The Growth of Economic Interdependence -Craftwork -The Distinctive Indian Specialization -Corporate Enterprise--PART IV - PATHS TO CIVILIZATION: THE PROCESSES OF CULTURAL CHANGE-Chapter Nineteen -The Processes of Acculturation - The Growth of Common Culture - The Sense of Identity -Chapter Twenty -Enclaves and Cultural Evolution