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This book presents the concerns, visions and struggles on women in Chiapas, Mexico in the context of the uprising of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). The book is organized around three issues that have taken centre stage in women's recent struggles: structural violence and armed conflict; religion and empowerment and women's organizing
This book presents the concerns, visions and struggles of women in
Chiapas, Mexico in the context of the uprising of the Zapatista
Army of National Liberation (EZLN). The book is organized around
three issues that have taken center state in women's recent
struggles-structural violence and armed conflict; religion and
empowerment and women's organizing. Also includes maps.
In this well-written ethnography, Christine Eber weaves together
the critical issues of gender relations, religious change, domestic
violence, and drinking in highland Chiapas. . . . This is a fine
ethnography that is a must-read for all interested in gender
relations in contemporary Latin America. It is also one of the best
current discussions on the little-studied phenomenon of religious
change in Mexico. . . . Eber also provides a wonderful model of how
to write a readable ethnography that treats its subjects with
dignity and respect and honestly integrates the trials and
tribulations of the ethnographer in the process.-Journal of the
Royal Anthropological Institute"Women and Alcohol is a book worth
reading. . . . The book's informal tone and interesting topic make
it appealing to a wide audience, including casual readers and
undergraduate classes. Furthermore, Eber's cross-cultural insight
into alcohol dependency is relevant not only for anthropologists
but also for health care professionals and others who deal with
substance abuse."-Latin American Indian Literatures JournalHealing
roles and rituals involving alcohol are a major source of power and
identity for women and men in Highland Chiapas, Mexico, where
abstention from alcohol can bring a loss of meaningful roles and of
a sense of community. Yet, as in other parts of the world, alcohol
use sometimes leads to abuse, whose effects must then be combated
by individuals and the community. In this pioneering ethnography,
Christine Eber looks at women and drinking in the community of San
Pedro Chenalho to address the issues of women's identities, roles,
relationships, and sources of power. She explores various personal
and social strategies women use to avoid problem drinking,
including conversion to Protestant religions, membership in
cooperatives or Catholic Action, and modification of ritual forms
with substitute beverages. The book's women-centered perspective
reveals important data on women and drinking not reported in
earlier ethnographies of Highland Chiapas communities. Eber's
reflexive approach, blending the women's stories, analyses, songs,
and prayers with her own and other ethnographers' views, shows how
Western, individualistic approaches to the problems of alcohol
abuse are inadequate for understanding women's experiences with
problem and ritual drinking in a non-Western culture.In a new
epilogue, Christine Eber describes how events of the last decade,
including the Zapatista uprising, have strengthened women's resolve
to gain greater control over their lives by controlling the effects
of alcohol in the community.
The dramatic January 1, 1994, emergence of the Zapatista Army of
National Liberation (EZLN) in Chiapas, Mexico, brought the state's
indigenous peoples to the attention of the international community.
Yet indigenous peoples in Chiapas had been politically active and
organized for years prior to the uprising. This compelling volume
examines in detail these local and regional histories of power and
resistance, powerfully bolstered by gripping and heartrending
details of oppression and opposition. Situated broadly within the
field of political anthropology, the authors trace the connections
between indigenous culture and indigenous resistance. Their case
studies include the Tzotzils and Tzeltals of the highland region,
the Tojolabals of eastern Chiapas, northern Ch'ol communities, the
Mams of eastern and southeastern Chiapas, and the settler
communities of the Lacandon rain forest. In the wake of the Chiapas
rebellion, all of these groups have increasingly come together
around common goals, the most important of which is autonomy. Three
essays focus specifically on the issue of Indian autonomy in both
Zapatista and non-Zapatista communities. Offering a consistent and
cohesive vision of the complex evolution of a region and its many
cultures and histories, this work is a fundamental source for
understanding key issues in nation building. In a unique
collaboration, the book brings together recognized authorities who
have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarship with
social and political activism. Their combined perspectives, many
previously unavailable in English, make this volume the most
authoritative, richly detailed, and authentic work available on the
people behind the Zapatista movement."
""Antonia"" nacio en 1962 en San Pedro Chenalho, un municipio
tzotzil-maya en los Altos de Chiapas. Su historia empieza con
recuerdos de la ninez y progresa hacia la edad adulta, cuando
Antonia comenzo a trabajar con las mujeres de su comunidad para
formar cooperativas de tejido mientras tambien se unia a la Palabra
de Dios, el movimiento catolico progresista conocido en otros
lugares como Teologia de la Liberacion. En 1994, como esposa y
madre de seis hijos, entro a una base de apoyo para el Ejercito
Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional. Al contar de sus experiencias en
estos tres movimientos entrelazados, Antonia ofrece un cuadro vivo
y lleno de matices sobre trabajar por la justicia social mientras
trata de permanecer fiel a las tradiciones de su pueblo. La
antropologa Christine Eber ha conocido a Antonia desde 1986. En
este libro, recuentan la historia de la vida de Antonia y
reflexionan sobre los desafios y recompensas que han experimentado
al trabajar juntas y ser comadres.
The dramatic January 1, 1994, emergence of the Zapatista Army of
National Liberation (EZLN) in Chiapas, Mexico, brought the state's
indigenous peoples to the attention of the international community.
Yet indigenous peoples in Chiapas had been politically active and
organized for years prior to the uprising. This compelling volume
examines in detail these local and regional histories of power and
resistance, powerfully bolstered by gripping and heartrending
details of oppression and opposition. Situated broadly within the
field of political anthropology, the authors trace the connections
between indigenous culture and indigenous resistance. Their case
studies include the Tzotzils and Tzeltals of the highland region,
the Tojolabals of eastern Chiapas, northern Ch'ol communities, the
Mams of eastern and southeastern Chiapas, and the settler
communities of the Lacandon rain forest. In the wake of the Chiapas
rebellion, all of these groups have increasingly come together
around common goals, the most important of which is autonomy. Three
essays focus specifically on the issue of Indian autonomy_in both
Zapatista and non-Zapatista communities. Offering a consistent and
cohesive vision of the complex evolution of a region and its many
cultures and histories, this work is a fundamental source for
understanding key issues in nation building. In a unique
collaboration, the book brings together recognized authorities who
have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarship with
social and political activism. Their combined perspectives, many
previously unavailable in English, make this volume the most
authoritative, richly detailed, and authentic work available on the
people behind the Zapatista movement.
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