In this powerful anthropological study of a Bolivian tin mining town, Nash explores the influence of modern industrialization on the traditional culture of Quechua-and-Aymara-speaking Indians.
In this powerful anthropological study of a Bolivian tin mining town, Nash explores the influence of modern industrialization on the traditional cultu...
This work provides an introduction to the Chiapas Mayan community of Mexico, better known for their role in the Zapatista Rebellion. The author updates the status of this centuries-old confrontation and presents a fascinating examination of how the Chiapas, as a governing entity, are entering into the New World Order. Using the Chiapas as a case study of the effects and possibilities of globalization Nash views the Zapatista Rebellion as one expression of the Maya's attempts to remain true to their culture in the face of the extraordinary changes taking place in Mexico. At issue here are the...
This work provides an introduction to the Chiapas Mayan community of Mexico, better known for their role in the Zapatista Rebellion. The author update...
A significant work by one of anthropology's most important scholars, this book provides an introduction to the Chiapas Mayan community of Mexico, better known for their role in the Zapatista Rebellion.
A significant work by one of anthropology's most important scholars, this book provides an introduction to the Chiapas Mayan community of Mexico, bett...
In her new book, distinguished anthropologist June Nash tackles the critical question of how people of diverse cultures confront the common problems that arise with global integration. She reveals these impacts on an urban U.S. community, on Mandalay rice cultivators, as well as on Mayan and Andean peasants and miners. Her decades-long research in these communities provides a valuable resource for anthropologists and other social scientists engaged in contemporary ethnographic research.
In her new book, distinguished anthropologist June Nash tackles the critical question of how people of diverse cultures confront the common problems t...
In her new book, distinguished anthropologist June Nash tackles the critical question of how people of diverse cultures confront the common problems that arise with global integration. She reveals these impacts on an urban U.S. community, on Mandalay rice cultivators, as well as on Mayan and Andean peasants and miners. Her decades-long research in these communities provides a valuable resource for anthropologists and other social scientists engaged in contemporary ethnographic research.
In her new book, distinguished anthropologist June Nash tackles the critical question of how people of diverse cultures confront the common problems t...
Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader expands on standard studies of social movements by offering a collection of writings that is exclusively anthropological in nature and global in its focus-thereby serving as an invaluable tool for instructors and students alike.
Based on fieldwork carried out on four continents - North America, South America, Africa, and Asia - and in 14 countries
Includes articles that address problems ranging from global health and the spread of diseases; loss of control over basic resources such as water and...
Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader expands on standard studies of social movements by offering a collection of writings that is exclus...
Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader expands on standard studies of social movements by offering a collection of writings that is exclusively anthropological in nature and global in its focus-thereby serving as an invaluable tool for instructors and students alike.
Based on fieldwork carried out on four continents - North America, South America, Africa, and Asia - and in 14 countries
Includes articles that address problems ranging from global health and the spread of diseases; loss of control over basic resources such as water and...
Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader expands on standard studies of social movements by offering a collection of writings that is exclus...
A fine collection . . . this is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read. "American Anthropologist"
Outlines in impressive detail the dimensions of women's powerlessness and shows the rich array of strategies women use to survive the oppression of their daily lives. "Women's Review of Books"
A fine collection . . . this is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read. "American Anthropolog...
