Book

Development and change of rural artisanry: weaving industries of the Oaxaca Valley, Mexico

University Microfilms • Ann Arbor • Published In 1979 • Pages:

By: Vargas-Barón, Emily Ann.

Abstract

This document, based mainly on interview data, but also utilizing observational and archival data, describes and analyzes the changes in the weaving industry from about 1860 to 1967. Most of the data pertain to Díaz Ordaz, but comparative materials from Santa Ana del Valle and Teotitlßn del Valley are also presented. The author focuses on changes in weaving production, changes in merchandising, and changes in exchange relationships. She concludes that changes in social relations and productive activities have come about as a result of rational responses by Zapotec artisans to changes in supply and demand and changes in economic opportunity.

HRAF PubDate

2019

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Central Mexico

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1979-1980

Field Date

1966, 1967

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

community of Diaz Ordaz in the Tlacolula arm, as well as Teotitlan del Valle and Santa Ana del Valle, Mexico

Notes

By Emily Ann Vargas-Barón

UM69-08280

Includes bibliographical references

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 1969

LCSH

Zapotec Indians