The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman of Chiapas, Mexico : Pass Well over the Earth /

Most recent books about Chiapas, Mexico, focus on political conflicts and the indigenous movement for human rights at the macro level. None has explored those conflicts and struggles in-depth through an individual woman's life story. The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman of Chiapas, Mexico now of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Eber, Christine (Autor), Antonia, Antonia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Background Notes
  • Notes on the Book's Two Voices and Key Terms
  • People in Antonia's Life
  • Time Line of Key Events Mentioned in the Book
  • Map of Highland Chiapas
  • Part I. Becoming a Batz'i Antz (True Woman)
  • 1. A Childhood Memory
  • 2. Parents
  • 3. Learning to Work
  • 4. School
  • 5. Making One's Soul Arrive
  • 6. Listening to the Word of God
  • 7. Courtship and Marriage
  • 8. Learning to Be a Wife
  • 9 Learning to Be a Mother
  • 10 Learning to Manage a Household
  • 11 Animals
  • 12 Water
  • 13 Working with Coffee
  • Part II. Contesting the Status Quo, Creating a Different World
  • 1 The Time of Fire
  • 2 1997
  • 3 International Encounters
  • 4 Sons
  • 5 Daughters
  • 6 Daughters-in-Law and Grandchildren
  • 7 Cargos
  • 8 Cooperatives
  • 9 Traveling
  • 10 The International Folk Art Market
  • Part III. Gains and Losses, Lessons Learned
  • 1 Envy
  • 2 Suffering
  • 3. A Difficult Trip
  • 4 Faith and Love
  • 5. Exodus
  • 6 Death
  • 7 Life So Far
  • Epilogue
  • Afterword
  • Appendix A. Antonia's Words to Alberto
  • Appendix B. Life Histories from Chiapas and Other Places
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index

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