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The Country They Built: Dynamic and Complex Indigenous Economies in North America before 1492

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The economic history of the United States is that of Europeans and their institutions. Indigenous nations are absent. This absence is partly due to a lack of data but perhaps also to a perception that Indigenous communities contributed little to U.S. growth. Three case studies explore the economic complexity and social stratification across different nations/regions prior to contact. Migrants to the United States came not to an empty land but one with settled agriculture, complex production processes, and extensive trade relations, upon which Europeans built.

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  • Carlos, Ann M., 2023. "The Country They Built: Dynamic and Complex Indigenous Economies in North America before 1492," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 83(2), pages 319-358, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:83:y:2023:i:2:p:319-358_1
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    1. Stephanie Emma Brown, 2025. "Review of periodical literature for 2023: (ii) 1100–1500," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 78(1), pages 352-360, February.
    2. Ann M. Carlos & Erik Green & Calumet Links & Angela Redish, 2025. "Early modern globalization and the extent of indigenous agency: Trade, commodities and ecology," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 78(3), pages 721-748, August.

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