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Property relations, production relations, and inequality: anthropology, political economy, and the Blackfeet
American ethnologist • 20 (2) • Published In 1993 • Pages: 336-362
By: Nugent, David.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article the concept of 'property relations' is advanced to explain the emergence of inequality from egalitarian social relations among the Blackfoot Indians of the northern plains of Canada and the United States during the period of 1730-1830. In his analysis of this concept Nugent delves into various aspects of Blackfoot political economy, property rights, culture history, gender relations, and the manner in which inequality is expressed in the society. The document also emphasizes the high significance placed on the ownership of horses in the society, especially as symbols of wealth and status.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Hunting and trapping
- Domesticated animals
- Gift giving
- Division of labor by gender
- Accumulation of wealth
- Age stratification
- Polygamy
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Blackfoot
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1997
- 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
- 1730-1830
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northern Plains region, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- David Nugent
- Includes bibliographical references (P. 356-362)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74644326
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Siksika Indians