1983, ISBN: 0806118474

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[EAN: 9780806118475], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: University of Oklahoma Press], A near new book that is clean tight with unmarked pages. Beginning with the founding of the Hudson's Ba… mais…

[EAN: 9780806118475], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: University of Oklahoma Press], A near new book that is clean tight with unmarked pages. Beginning with the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670, the fur trade dominated the development of the Canadian west. Although detailed accounts of the fur-trade era have appeared, until recently the rich social history has been ignored. In this book, the fur trade is examined not simply as an economic activity but as a social and cultural complex that was to survive for nearly two centuries.The author traces the development of a mutual dependency between Indian and European traders at the economic level that evolved into a significant cultural exchange as well. Marriages of fur traders to Indian women created bonds that helped advance trade relations. As a result of these "many tender ties," there emerged a unique society derived from both Indian and European culture, Books<

1989, ISBN: 0806118474

[EAN: 9780806118475], Near Fine, [PU: University of Oklahoma Press, U S. A.], FUR TRADERS; WIVES NORTHWEST, CANADIAN SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS CONDITIONS TRADE-NORTHWEST, CANADIAN-HISTORY, … mais…

[EAN: 9780806118475], Near Fine, [PU: University of Oklahoma Press, U S. A.], FUR TRADERS; WIVES NORTHWEST, CANADIAN SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS CONDITIONS TRADE-NORTHWEST, CANADIAN-HISTORY, 301pp including list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index Photographs Illustrations Examines the rols played by Indian, mixed-blood and white women in the development of fur=trade society Slight curl at tip of bottom outside corner of front cover and small, faint spot on half-title page, Books<