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Lakota Culture, World Economy

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ISBN-10: 0803287798

ISBN-13: 9780803287792

Edition: 2004

Authors: Kathleen Ann Pickering, Kathleen Pickering

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Lakota Culture, World Economyuses extensive interviews with residents of the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations to present the first in-depth look at the modern economy of the Lakotas. Workers both in and out of the home, small-business owners, federal and tribal government employees, and unemployed and underemployed Lakotas speak directly about their economic prospects, the changes they have experienced, and how they cope with living in communities that are in many ways marginalized by the modern world economy. Kathleen Ann Pickering weaves these compelling first-person accounts with broader theoretical considerations to create a nuanced ethnographic tapestry of life today on the Pine…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 6/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 179
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.96" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

List of Illustrations
Preface
A History and Overview of the Lakota Economy
Culture in Market Production
Alternative Economic Activities
The Household and Consumption
Economic Aspects of Lakota Social Identity
The Political Economy of Need
Conclusion
Summary of Formal Interview Participants
Number of People Interviewed, by Community
Bibliography
Index