essay

Basque immigrants: contrasting patterns of adaptation in Argentina and the American West

currents in anthropology : essays in honor of sol taxThe Hague • Published In 1979 • Pages: 287-303

By: Douglass, William A..

Abstract
In this article, Douglass examines the New World history of one European immigrant group, the Basques of southwestern France and north-central Spain, who settled on the Argentine pampas of South America and in western United States. Despite the fact that both groups participated in sheep raising as a common economic denominator, the two Basque colonies evolved culturally along two different lines. The comparative data on these two groups make up the bulk of this document (see categories 105, 171, and 181). Information strictly related to the Basques of the American West deals largely with conflicts with the cattlemen of the area, and government legislations designed to curb the growth of the Basque sheep-herding industry.
Subjects
Culture summary
External migration
Comparative evidence
Pastoral activities
Ethnic stratification
Legal norms
culture
Basque Americans
HRAF PubDate
1997
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1995
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
nineteenth-mid-twentieth centuries
Coverage Place
United States
Notes
William A. Douglass
Includes bibliographical references (p.302-303)
LCCN
81150828
LCSH
Basque Americans