Zapotec Science : : Farming and Food in the Northern Sierra of Oaxaca /

Zapotec Science : : Farming and Food in the Northern Sierra of Oaxaca / / Roberto J. González.

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Zapotec farmers in the northern sierra of Oaxaca, Mexico, are highly successful in providing their families with abundant, nutritious food in an ecologically sustainable fashion, although the premises that guide their agricultural practices would be considered erroneous by the standards of most agro...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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González, Roberto J.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2001
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (342 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Conceptual Bases of Zapotec Farming and Foodways
  • 2. Locating Talea: Geography, History, and Cultural Contexts
  • 3. The Craft of the Campesino: Measures, Implements, and Artifacts
  • 4. ‘‘Maize Has a Soul’’: Rincón Zapotec Notions of Living Matter
  • 5. From Milpa to Tortilla: Growing, Eating, and Exchanging Maize
  • 6. Sweetness and Reciprocity: SugarcaneWork
  • 7. The Invention of ‘‘Traditional’’ Agriculture: The History and Meanings of Coffee
  • 8. Agriculture Unbound: Cultivating the Ground between Science Traditions
  • Appendix A. Pronunciation of Rincón Zapotec Terms
  • Appendix B. Talean Food Plants
  • Appendix C. Talean Livestock and Game Animals
  • Appendix D. Selected Average Crop Yields
  • Appendix E. Recipes
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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