Oral History Interview on Smuggling and Border Life in Malpica do Tejo

An interview with an informant in Malpica do Tejo, Portugal, detailing historical smuggling operations across the Portugal-Spain border. The description suggests the data likely contains narratives about products traded, collective evasion tactics, and contemporary border movement. The dataset was coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso and last updated on May 5, 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical smuggling networks based on descriptions of collective organization and evasion tactics.
• Study cross-border trade patterns based on mentions of products bought in Spain and passed from Portugal.
• Examine changes in border dynamics based on references to contemporary movement and tourist boats.
• Map informal routes and spatial knowledge based on descriptions of routes between locations.

Strengths

• Provides first-hand, qualitative insights into a specific historical and geographical context.
• Last updated metadata indicates recent platform activity as of 2024-05-05.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso (coord.), e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Oral history interview.

Time Range

Historical and contemporary periods are referenced, but specific dates are unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:49:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Malpica do Tejo, Portugal-Spain border region.