Zapotec Women - Lynn Stephen

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Auteur(s) : Lynn Stephen

Editeur : Duke University Press

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/10/2005

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 408

Nombre de livres : 1

Expédition : 594

Dimensions : 23.3 x 15.4 x 2.7

ISBN : 9780822336419

Résumé :
A classic study of Zapotec women weavers and their reactions to global capitalism.

Biographie:

Lynn Stephen is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. She is the author of several books, including Zapata Lives! Histories and Cultural Politics in Southern Mexico; Women and Social Movements in Latin America: Power from Below; and Hear My Testimony: María Teresa Tula, Human Rights Activist of El Salvador.

Sommaire:
List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1. Ethnicity and Class in the Changing Lives of Zapotec Women 15
2. Kinship, Gender, and Economic Globalization 46
3. Six Women’s Stories:Julia, Cristina, Angela, Alicia, Imelda, and Isabel 63
4. Setting the Scene: The Zapotecs of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 92
5. Contested Histories: Women, Men, and the Relations of Production in Teotitlan, 1920—1950s 122
6. Weaving as Heritage: Folk Art, Aesthetics, and the Commercialization of Zapotec Textiles 152
7. From Contract to Co-op: Gender, Commercialization, and Neoliberalism in Teotitlan 200
8. Changes in the Civil-Religious Hierarchy and Their Impact on Women 231
9: Fiesta. The Gendered Dynamics of Ritual Participation 250
10. Challenging Political Culture:Women’s Changing Political Participation in Teotitlan 282
After Words: On Speaking and Being Heard 324
Notes 333
Glossary of Spanish and Zapotec Terms 339
Bibliography 343
Index 371