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American Indians and the Market Economy, 1775-1850

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The last quarter of the 18th century was once a period of extensive political, economic, and social change in North The us, as the continent-wide struggle between European superpowers waned. Native groups found themselves enmeshed out there economy and new state forms of keep an eye on, among other new threats to their cultural survival. Native populations during North The us actively engaged the expanding marketplace in numerous economic and social forms. These actions, continuously driven by and

expressed through changes in material culture, were supported by a desire to handle distinctive ethnic identities.
 

Illustrating the diversity of Native adaptations in an an increasing number of hostile and marginalized world, this volume is continental in scope—ranging from Connecticut to the Carolinas, and westward through Texas and Colorado. Calling on quite a lot of theoretical perspectives, the authors provide nuanced perspectives on material culture use as a manipulation of the market economy. A thorough examination of artifacts used by Native Americans, whether of Euro-American or Native origin, this volume provides a clear view of the realities of the economic and social interactions between Native groups and

the expanding Euro-American population and the engagement of these Native groups in determining their own fate.

 

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