Zapotec science: farming and food in the Northern Sierra of Oaxaca

343 Pages·2001·12.13 MB·English

by  González, Roberto Jesús

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 
Farming and Food
in the Northern Sierra
of Oaxaca
Roberto J. González
UniversityofTexasPress
Austin

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González,RobertoJ.(RobertoJesús),–
Zapotecscience:farmingandfoodintheNorthernSierraof
Oaxaca/RobertoJ.González.—sted.
p. cm.
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
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---(paperback:alk.paper)
.ZapotecIndians—Agriculture. .ZapotecIndians—Food.
.Traditionalfarming—Mexico—SanMiguelTaleadeCastro.
.Subsistenceeconomy—Mexico—SanMiguelTaleade
Castro. .Sustainabledevelopment—Mexico—SanMiguel
TaleadeCastro. .SanMiguelTaleadeCastro(Mexico)—
Sociallifeandcustoms. I.Title.
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Alosquehancompartidosusconocimientos—
Roberto J.González, Jr.,ImeldaF.González,
LauraNader,
RodolfoBautistaSolís,
ylosbhnihuendxinibádeRalh’a(loscampesinosdeTalea),
JuventinoChávezMéndezysufamiliaenespecial.

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Acknowledgments xi
.TheConceptualBasesofZapotecFarmingandFoodways 
.LocatingTalea:Geography,History,andCulturalContexts 
.TheCraftoftheCampesino:Measures,Implements,
andArtifacts 
.‘‘MaizeHasaSoul’’:RincónZapotecNotionsofLivingMatter 
.FromMilpatoTortilla:Growing,Eating, 
andExchangingMaize
.SweetnessandReciprocity:SugarcaneWork 
.TheInventionof‘‘Traditional’’Agriculture: 
TheHistoryandMeaningsofCoffee
.AgricultureUnbound:CultivatingtheGround 
betweenScienceTraditions

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.PronunciationofRincónZapotecTerms 
.TaleanFoodPlants 
.TaleanLivestockandGameAnimals 
.SelectedAverageCropYields 
.Recipes 
Notes 
References 
Index 

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..MapoftheSierra JuárezandtheRincón,
..PanoramicviewofTaleain,
..Themunicipalpalace,
..ScenefromaTaleanfiesta,
..AerialphotoofTaleaanditslands,
..Taleandanzantes,
..MeasurementsusedbyTaleancampesinos,
..Campesinousingashort-handledhoe,
..Constructionofthetimón(plowbeam),
..Constructionofthetelera(connectingbeam),
..Arado(plow)measurements,
..Motheranddaughtersintheforest,
..SanIsidro,thepatronsaintofcampesinos,
..Campesinopreparingtodressachicken,
..Villagebandplayingataweddingparty,
..Taleancampesinoplowinghisfield,
..Campesinoplantingmaize,
3 ..Womananddaughterspreadingmaizefordrying,
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..Taleancafetalwithguajinicuilshadetrees,

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