essay

Basques

Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groupsCambridge, Mass.Published In 1981 • Pages: 173-179

By: Douglass, William A..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief summary of Basque ethnography in the American West from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1970s. Much of the material presented here reinforces, and to some extent modifies, the cultural data appearing in 4: Douglass in this file. Some very limited information is also to be found in this article on Basque concentrations in eastern United States, namely in New York City, the greater Miami area, and in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
External migration
Pastoral activities
Travel services
Ethnic stratification
Sodalities
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Basque Americans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1997
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1995
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
nineteenth century-1970s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
United States
NotesAdditional notes
William A. Douglass
Includes bibliographical references (p.178-179)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80017756
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Basque Americans