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Author Eber, Christine Engla.

Title The journey of a Tzotzil-Maya woman of Chiapas, Mexico : pass well over the earth / Christine Eber and 'Antonia'.

Publication Info. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2011]
©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 244 pages) : illustrations, [8] pages of color plates, maps.
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Series Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 26
Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 26.
Summary "Most recent books about Chiapas, Mexico, focus on political conflicts and the indigenous movement for human rights at the macro level. None has explored those conflicts and struggles in-depth through an individual woman's life story. The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman of Chiapas, Mexico now offers that perspective in one woman's own words. Anthropologist Christine Eber met 'Antonia' in 1986 and has followed her life's journey ever since. In this book, they recount Antonia's life story and also reflect on challenges and rewards they have experienced in working together, offering insight into the role of friendship in anthropological research, as well as into the transnational movement of solidarity with the indigenous people of Chiapas that began with the Zapatista uprising. Antonia was born in 1962 in San Pedro Chenalhó, a Tzotzil-Maya township in highland Chiapas. Her story begins with memories of childhood and progresses to young adulthood, when Antonia began working with women in her community to form weaving cooperatives while also becoming involved in the Word of God, the progressive Catholic movement known elsewhere as Liberation Theology. In 1994, as a wife and mother of six children, she joined a support base for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. Recounting her experiences in these three interwoven movements, Antonia offers a vivid and nuanced picture of working for social justice while trying to remain true to her people's traditions."--Publisher's website
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. 1. Becoming a Batz'i Antz = True Woman. A childhood memory ; Parents ; Learning to work ; School ; Making one's soul arrive ; Listening to the Word of God ; Courtship and marriage ; Learning to be a wife ; Learning to be a mother ; Learning to manage a household ; Animals ; Water ; Working with coffee -- pt. 2. Contesting the status quo, creating a different world. The time of fire ; 1997 ; International encounters ; Sons ; Daughters ; Daughters-in-law and grandchildren ; Cargos ; Cooperatives ; Traveling ; The International Folk Art Market -- pt. 3. Gains and losses, lessons learned. Envy ; Suffering ; A difficult trip ; Faith and love ; Exodus ; Death ; Life so far.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language English.
Subject Tzotzil women -- Mexico -- Chenalhó -- Social conditions.
Tzotzil women.
Mexico -- Chenalhó.
Social conditions.
Tzotzil women -- Political activity -- Mexico -- Chenalhó.
Political participation.
Mexico.
Feminist anthropology -- Mexico -- Chenalhó.
Chiapas (Mexico) -- History -- Peasant Uprising, 1994-
Chenalhó (Mexico) -- History.
Chenalhó (Mexico) -- Social conditions.
HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
Feminist anthropology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
Mexico -- Chenalhó.
Mexico -- Chiapas.
Peasant Uprising (Chiapas, Mexico : 1994-)
Chronological Term Since 1994
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Antonia, 1962-
Other Form: Print version: Eber, Christine Engla. Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya woman of Chiapas, Mexico. 1st ed. Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011 9780292726659 (DLC) 2011018270 (OCoLC)714734760
ISBN 0292735391 (electronic book)
9780292735392 (electronic book)
9780292726659 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
0292726651 (cloth ; alkaline paper)