The journey of a Tzotzil-Maya woman of Chiapas, Mexico : pass well over the earth
Record details
- ISBN: 9780292735392
- ISBN: 0292735391
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxxii, 244 pages) : illustrations, [8] pages of color plates, maps
remote - Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, ©2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Becoming a Batz'i Antz = True Woman. A childhood memory ; Parents ; Learning to work ; School ; Making one's soul arrive ; Listening to the Word of God ; Courtship and marriage ; Learning to be a wife ; Learning to be a mother ; Learning to manage a household ; Animals ; Water ; Working with coffee -- pt. 2. Contesting the status quo, creating a different world. The time of fire ; 1997 ; International encounters ; Sons ; Daughters ; Daughters-in-law and grandchildren ; Cargos ; Cooperatives ; Traveling ; The International Folk Art Market -- pt. 3. Gains and losses, lessons learned. Envy ; Suffering ; A difficult trip ; Faith and love ; Exodus ; Death ; Life so far. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | NLC staff and students only. |
Language Note: | English. |
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Genre: | Electronic books. History. |