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Urbanization and development in the Tarascan region since 1940
Urban anthropology • 10 (1) • Published In 1981 • Pages: 89-119
By: Kemper, Robert V..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based largely on census data and recent ethnographic studies, this work examines how urbanization has affected the Tarascan region and population. Local infrastructure development has been minimal, yet enough to bring in tourists and commodities. Most of the effect of urbanization has been outmigration to other cities in Mexico and the United States. The author notes how returned migrants and tourism have influenced culture change.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Population
- Composition of population
- Internal migration
- External migration
- Economic planning and development
- Speech
- Settlement patterns
- Urban and rural life
- Labor supply and employment
- Standard of living
- Towns
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tarascans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2024
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2023
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1940-1980
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central-northern Michoacán, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Robert V. Kemper
- The Tarascan region includes the area around Lake Pátzcuaro, the Sierra region extending west of the lake, and the La Cañada valley along the northern edge of the Sierra. The Tarascan region also includes a small number of Tarascan-speaking living in some of the larger mestizo towns adjacent to the main Tarascan area: Uruapan, Pátzcuaro, Coeneo, Zacapu, Zamora.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-119)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 72627521
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tarasco Indians