The Fourth World: An Indian Reality

by George Manuel and Michael Posluns

Vine Deloria, Jr. (Foreword) and Glen Sean Coulthard (Introduction)

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A foundational work of radical anticolonialism, back in print


Originally published in 1974, The Fourth World is a critical work of Indigenous political activism that has long been out of print. George Manuel, a leader in the North American Indian movement at that time, with coauthor journalist Michael Posluns, presents a rich historical document that traces the struggle for Indigenous survival as a nation, a culture, and a reality. The authors shed light on alternatives for coexistence that would take place in the Fourth World—an alternative to the new world, the old world, and the Third World. Manuel was the first to develop this concept of the “fourth world” to describe the place occupied by Indigenous nations within colonial nation-states. Accompanied by a new Introduction and Afterword, this book is as poignant and provocative today as it was when first published.

  • ISBN10 1517906067
  • ISBN13 9781517906061
  • Publish Date 22 February 2019 (first published 1 September 1974)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Minnesota Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 320
  • Language English