9400316 HUNT This dissertation project on the socio-economic organization of an East Greenlandic hunting economy, based on the harvesting of seals, will result in a description and analysis of an economy operating in both a modern industrial market context and a traditional domestic household economy. The subsequent analysis will contribute to social theory on the impact of cash on traditional subsistence economies and the structure of mixed economies. In the context of the 1989 European Community's indefinite ban on the trade of seal skins, the research will contribute to our understanding of the adaptive strategies of a contemporary Arctic society. ***

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Polar Programs (PLR)
Application #
9400316
Program Officer
Carole L. Seyfrit
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1994-04-15
Budget End
1996-09-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1994
Total Cost
$20,889
Indirect Cost
Name
Brandeis University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Waltham
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02454