Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tortillas for the gods Tortillas for the gods Evon Zartman Vogt For nearly 20 years, the author observed rituals in Zinacanteco society (Chiapas, Mexico). Those rituals organize life into a four stage cycle. Prestige (as determined by age and wealth) is also a fa… OL1317303W
Beneath the stone Beneath the stone Bernard Wolf The customs and daily life of the small village of Oaxaca, Mexico, are shown through the eyes of a six-year-old Zapotec Indian boy. OL15214751W
Codex Chimalpahin Codex Chimalpahin Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Cuauhtlehuanitzin "Essential two-volume translations of recently discovered examples of Chimalpahin's work held by the Bible Society Library at Cambridge Univ., given in parallel with transcriptions of Nahuatl texts. … OL1737594W
Mayo ethnobotany Mayo ethnobotany David Yetman "This book contains a comprehensive description of northwest Mexico's tropical deciduous forests and thornscrub on the traditional Mayo lands reaching from the Sea of Cortes to the foothills of the S… OL1904184W
Life around the lake Life around the lake Maricel E. Presilla Depicts how the Tarascan embroiderers around Lake Pátzcuaro in central Mexico are adapting to modern life. OL2959134W
Mundo olmeca Mundo olmeca Ignacio Bernal Examines Olmec art, society, and religious beliefs. Traces the efflorescence and decline of the Olmecs, but insists on the basic unity of all Mesoamerican civilization. OL3979971W