In the villages and small towns of Oaxaca, Mexico, as in much of
rural Latin America, cooperation among neighbors is essential for
personal and community survival. It can take many forms, from
godparenting to sponsoring fiestas, holding civic offices, or
exchanging agricultural or other kinds of labor. This book examines
the ways in which the people of Santa Ana del Valle practice these
traditional cooperative and reciprocal relationships and also
invent new relationships to respond to global forces of social and
economic change at work within their community.
Based on fieldwork he conducted in this Zapotec-speaking
community between 1992 and 1996, Jeffrey Cohen describes
continuities in the Santaneros' practices of cooperation, as well
as changes resulting from transnational migration, tourism,
increasing educational opportunities, and improved communications.
His nuanced portrayal of the benefits and burdens of cooperation is
buttressed by the words of many villagers who explain why and how
they participate-or not-in reciprocal family and community
networks. This rich ethnographic material offers a working
definition of community created in and through cooperative
relationships.
General
Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2000 |
First published: |
2000 |
Authors: |
Jeffrey H. Cohen
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
224 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-292-71221-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
0-292-71221-9 |
Barcode: |
9780292712218 |
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