White, Richard, 1947-

The roots of dependency : subsistence, environment, and social change among the Choctaws, Pawnees, and Navajos / Richard White. - [1st pbk. ed., 1988]. - Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, 1988, �1983. - 1 online resource (xix, 433 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-417) and index.

The Choctaw Landscape Choctaw Subsistence The Evolution of the Choctaw Play-off System Liquor and Deerskins: Consequences of the Market Economy The Collapse of the Traditional Economy The Pawnees Natural and Cultural Order Social Change and Environmental Change The Pawnee Decline The Navajos Navajo Culture and Economy Southwestern Development and Navajo Underdevelopment The Navajos Become Dependent 1 1 -- 2 16 -- 3 34 -- 4 69 -- 5 97 -- 6 147 -- 7 157 -- 8 178 -- 9 199 -- 10 212 -- 11 236 -- 12 250 -- 13 290.

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Choctaw Indians--Economic conditions.
Choctaw Indians--Social conditions.
Pawnee Indians--Economic conditions.
Pawnee Indians--Social conditions.
Navajo Indians--Economic conditions.
Navajo Indians--Social conditions.
Indians of North America--Economic conditions.
Indians of North America--Social conditions.
Human ecology--United States.
Subsistence economy--United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Choctaw Indians--Economic conditions.
Choctaw Indians--Social conditions.
Human ecology.
Indians of North America--Economic conditions.
Indians of North America--Social conditions.
Navajo Indians--Economic conditions.
Navajo Indians--Social conditions.
Pawnee Indians--Social conditions.
Subsistence economy.


United States.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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