Book

Echalar and Murelaga: opportunity and rural exodus in two Spanish Basque villages

St. Martin's PressNew York • Published In 1975 • Pages:

By: Douglass, William A..

Abstract
This study combines the results of the author's field work with archival research to present a processual analysis of social, economic, and demographic change in two Spanish Basque villages -- Echalar in Navarra Province and Murélaga in Vizcaya (Bizkaia) Province -- from the beginning of the 20th century to 1966. The author organized the information around three major time periods. Period 1 covers the time span from 1900 to 1925; period 2, from 1925 to 1945; and period 3, from 1945 to 1966. There is information in this source on Basque social structure, particularly in reference to the domestic group and the AUZOA (neighborhood units or hamlets), on the social and economic history of the villages discussed, and the demographic and cultural changes taking place within them.
Subjects
Population
Composition of population
History
Sociocultural trends
Domesticated animals
Land use
Settlement patterns
Urban and rural life
Real property
Inheritance
Production and supply
Labor supply and employment
Household
Community structure
culture
Basques
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southern Europe
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1989-1991
Field Date
1963-1966
Coverage Date
1900-1960s
Coverage Place
Echalar, Navarra, Spain; Murélaga, Vizcaya, Spain
Notes
[by] William A. Douglass
Includes bibliographical references and index
LCSH
Basques