Cooperation and Community : Economy and Society in Oaxaca / Jeffrey H. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Jeffrey H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ceremonial exchange.

Community organization.

Cooperative societies.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1999]

Summary:

This book examines the ways in which the people of an Oaxacan village practice traditional cooperative and reciprocal relationships.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Introduction: Cooperation in Context: A Framework for Analysis

One: Four Eras, One Village: Geography and History in Santa Ana del Valle

Two: Economy and the Structure of Production in Santa Ana del Valle

Three: Patterns of Cooperation in the Santañero Household

Four: Guelaguetza and Compadrazgo: Interhousehold Cooperation in Santa Ana

Five: Cooperation and Community: Tequio, Cooperación, and Servicio

Six: Cooperation, the Politics of Leadership, and Civil Society

Conclusions: Santa Ana in the World and Cooperation in Southern Mexico

Notes

References Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Cohen, Jeffrey H. Cooperation and Community

ISBN:

9780292758704

0292758707