From Publishers Weekly Since 1985 Wilma Mankiller has been Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the first woman to hold this post in a major tribe. Her work in rural development, especially the Bell Project in Oklahoma, has received national acclaim. With Wallis ( Route 66 ), Mankiller recounts the tragic history of the Cherokees and her own personal struggles. In the 1950s, her family moved from rural Oklahoma to San Francisco in a government relocation project. It was a traumatic change for the 11-year-old and her 10 brothers and sisters and brought her face-to-face with racism and poverty. The 1969 Indian occupation of Alcatraz, which she supported strongly and participated in to a slight degree, proved a turning point in Mankiller's life. She became an activist in Indian affairs, eventually leaving her husband and returning with her two daughters to her old home. Surviving a debilitating automobile accident and a kidney transplant, she continues to lead her people. In this inspiring story, Mankiller offers herself as a valuable role model--for women as well as Native Americans. Photos not seen by PW. Author tour. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Written jointly with Wallis ( Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd , LJ 3/1/92, among others), this book is an adroitly fashioned dual story of Chief Mankiller's life and a compact history of crucial and poignant episodes in Cherokee history. This contemporary account of the first woman principal chief of the Cherokee Nation describes the development of a modern-day leader. A tale of personal triumphs and tragedies, it begins with a childhood spent on an allotment farm in Mankiller Flats, Oklahoma, and moves through teenage years in the 1960s as an "urban Indian," a near brush with death, and a life of solid accomplishment in service and tribal leadership rooted in Cherokee culture. As more Native American women are celebrated, it is hoped that many high-quality books like this one will appear. Shelve it next to Gretchen M. Bataille's Native American Women (Garland, 1993). Enthusiastically recommended. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/93.- Margaret W. Norton, Montay Coll., ChicagoCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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这本书的魅力在于它用一种近乎诗意的语言,讲述了一个关于坚韧和生存的故事。叙事结构如同层层剥开的洋葱,每揭开一层,都能看到新的纹理和更深的内核。我特别喜欢作者在关键转折点上留下的“空白”——那些没有明确解释的部分,正是留给读者想象力和批判性思维的空间。这种处理手法极高明,它避免了过度说教,让历史的解读权回归到读者自身。书中那些关于传统习俗和现代观念激烈碰撞的篇章,读来让人心痛又敬佩,展现了人类在面对巨大文化冲击时所能爆发出的惊人生命力。对于那些追求阅读体验的深度和广度,并渴望在历史叙事中寻找情感共鸣的读者而言,这本书提供了一种罕见的、高质量的阅读体验。它以一种安静而坚定的力量,讲述了一个不容忽视的故事。
评分这本书的文字风格极其独特,带着一种古老而又现代的交织感,读起来感觉像是在聆听一位智者低声讲述家族的秘辛。叙事视角频繁地在宏大历史场景和私密内心独白之间切换,这种跳跃不仅没有造成阅读障碍,反而增强了故事的层次感和沉浸感。书中对环境和场景的描绘达到了近乎完美的程度,我几乎可以闻到那个特定地理环境下特有的气味,感受到阳光穿过特定树叶缝隙时的那种光影效果。作者对于社会结构、等级制度以及权力运作的洞察力令人赞叹,她似乎能看透那些隐藏在表面礼仪之下的暗流涌动。对于那些偏爱文学性极强的非虚构作品的读者来说,这本书无疑是一座宝藏。它不仅仅是记录了过去,更是对当下许多社会现象的一种隐晦的映照,充满了智慧的火花,让人在合上书本后依然久久回味。
评分读完此书,我感到一股强烈的震撼,它迫使我重新审视“领导力”的真正含义。叙事节奏的把控堪称一流,起承转合之间充满了张力,高潮迭起却又不显刻意。作者似乎拥有某种魔力,能将枯燥的历史事件转化为引人入胜的人类戏剧。我尤其欣赏那些关于日常生活的细微描写,正是这些细节,构筑了那个时代普通人的喜怒哀乐,使得宏大的历史叙事有了温暖的底色。文字的运用充满了力量感和韵律美,有些段落的句子结构之精妙,简直可以直接摘抄下来作为范文。这本书的深度在于它拒绝给出简单的答案,它将一系列复杂的问题摊开在我们面前,要求读者自行去体会和判断。它挑战了我们对既有叙事的固有认知,迫使我们从更广阔、更具同理心的角度去看待冲突与和解。这是一次对人性和历史复杂性的深刻探索,绝对值得反复品读。
评分我必须承认,这本书的阅读过程并非一帆风顺,它需要读者投入相当的注意力去消化其中丰富的历史信息和复杂的人物关系网。然而,正是这种挑战性,使得最终的收获更加丰厚。作者的论证逻辑严密得如同精密的钟表结构,每一步推理和每一起事件的发生都有着清晰的因果链条,即便是在描写情感爆发的时刻,作者也保持着一种冷静的、近乎科学的观察角度。书中对不同派系之间微妙的权力平衡和意识形态斗争的梳理,展现了作者在研究上的严谨性。这本书的价值在于它提供了一个全新的视角来理解某种特定的文化遗产如何被塑造、捍卫乃至被误读。它不是一本轻松的读物,但它绝对是能提升你对人类社会复杂性理解的一本里程碑式的作品。
评分这是一本关于一位非凡女性的史诗,她以惊人的韧性和智慧领导着她的族人走过动荡不安的时代。作者以极其细腻的笔触描绘了权力更迭、文化冲突以及个人责任的沉重分量。书中对权力核心的剖析入木三分,展现了这位领导者在内外交困时所做的艰难抉择。我特别欣赏作者对历史背景的扎实研究,使得整个叙事既有史诗的宏大感,又不失个体命运的微观张力。书中人物的刻画极为立体,没有绝对的英雄或恶棍,每个人物都有其复杂的动机和灰色地带,这让故事的真实感倍增。那种在夹缝中求生存,努力维护传统与现代平衡的挣扎,读起来让人心潮澎湃,仿佛亲身经历了那个时代所有的风暴与宁静。对于那些对历史人物传记和深刻的社会洞察感兴趣的读者来说,这本书无疑是一次精神上的洗礼和智力上的挑战。它不仅仅是关于一个人的故事,更是关于一个民族精神如何被塑造和考验的深刻反思。
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