Book

Zapotec women

University of Texas Press • (16) • Published In 1991 • Pages: xiii, 316

By: Stephen, Lynn.

Abstract
This monograph focuses on changes in women's roles and authority in production, ritual, and local politics from 1920-1989, a period in which the economic base of Teotitlán del Valle changed from mercantile to commercial or circulation capital. Major emphasis in the book is on the multiple representations in Teotitlán of gender, class, and ethnicity and how they are used, particularly by women, to achieve goals and agendas (p. 8).
Subjects
Gender status
Division of labor by gender
Gender roles and issues
Classes
Woven and other interworked fabrics
Labor supply and employment
Organized ceremonial
Congregations
Life history materials
culture
Zapotec
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2007
Field Date
1983-1989
Coverage Date
950-1989
Coverage Place
Teotitlán del Valle, Tlacolula district, Oaxaca, Mexico
Notes
Lynn Stephen
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-305) and index
LCCN
91008904
LCSH
Zapotec women--Mexico--Teotitlán del Valle--Social conditions/Zapotec women--Mexico--Teotitlán del Valle--Economic conditions/Zapotec textile fabrics--Mexico--Teotitlán del Valle/Textile industry--Mexico--Teotitlán del Valle/Social structure--Mexico--Teotitlán del Valle/Teotitlán del Valle (Mexico)--Social life and customs