Zapotec women : gender, class, and ethnicity in globalized Oaxaca / Lynn Stephen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephen, Lynn.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zapotec women--Mexico--Teotitlan del Valle--Social conditions.

Zapotec women.

Zapotec women--Mexico--Teotitlan del Valle--Economic conditions.

Zapotec textile fabrics--Mexico--Teotitlan del Valle.

Zapotec textile fabrics.

Textile industry--Mexico--Teotitlan del Valle.

Textile industry.

Social structure--Mexico--Teotitlan del Valle.

Social structure.

Teotitlán del Valle (Mexico)--Social life and customs.

Teotitlán del Valle (Mexico).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Introduction

Ethnicity and class in the changing lives of Zapotec women

Kinship, gender, and economic globalization

Six women's stories : Julia, Cristina, Angela, Alicia, Imelda, and Isabel

Setting the scene : the Zapotecs of Teotitlin del Valle, Oaxaca

Contested histories : women, men, and the relations of production in Teotitlin, 1920-1950s

Weaving as heritage : folk art, aesthetics, and the commercialization of Zapotec textiles

From contract to co-op : gender, commercialization, and neoliberalism in Teotitlin

Changes in the civil-religious hierarchy and their impact on women

Fiesta : the gendered dynamics of ritual participation

Challenging political culture : women's changing political participation in Teotitlin

After words: On speaking and being heard.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references ( p. [343]-369) and index.

ISBN:

9780822387510

0822387514

OCLC:

644325840