Christine Eber is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at New Mexico State University. Her previous books include Women and Alcohol in a Highland Maya Town: Water of Hope, Water of Sorrow and Women of Chiapas: Making History in Times of Struggle and Hope (coedited with Christine Kovic). She is a founding member of Las Cruces-Chiapas Connection, a network of volunteers that assists Chiapas weavers to sell their products through fair trade.