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Irrigation and moisture-sensitive periodsessay 1974 • Downing, Theodore E.
Zapotec • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central Mexico
This paper discusses the system of irrigation water allocation in the municipio Díaz Ordaz. Included are information on the natural documents of water, the irrigation system, the system of water rights, and mechanisms for handling the allocation of w...The social consequences of Zapotec inheritanceessay 1979 • Downing, Theodore E.
Zapotec • Middle America and the Caribbean > Central Mexico
This report is a study of the effects of inheritance patterns on social solidarity. Downing's investigations among the Zapotec Indians seem to indicate '...that inheritance is an important element in an elaborate sequence of social exchanges. These e...