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Circle of Goods
Tressa Berman
其他書名
Women, Work, and Welfare in a Reservation Community
出版State University of New York Press, 2012-02-01
主題Social Science / Women's StudiesSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American StudiesSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN079148789X9780791487891
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=qAMHe_NwOBQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Circle of Goods compiles the stories of Native American women and examines their kinship, wage work, and informal economies. Responding to the upheavals of reservation life brought about by federal policies—from commodity rations to welfare reform—Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara women, each with distinct histories and cultural practices, stand at the center of the Fort Berthold reservation economy. Berman introduces the concept of ceremonial relations of production to explain the contradictory effects of economic incentives and cultural commitments, and argues that the historical movement of people and goods through a series of structured dependencies often gives rise to creative strategies for survival and new social identities.