Zapotec Science
Farming and Food in the Northern Sierra of Oaxaca
"This is a superb ethnographic work that can, and should, revolutionize a good deal of anthropology and the philosophy of
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"This is a superb ethnographic work that can, and should, revolutionize a good deal of anthropology and the philosophy of
science... For anyone interested in Latin American traditional agriculture, it will be a 'must read.'" -- Eugene Anderson,
Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside
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Utgitt:
2001
Forlag: University of Texas Press
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
Sider: 342
ISBN: 9780292728325
Format: 23 x 15 cm
Winner of Julian Steward Award, Anthropology & Environment Section, American Anthropological Association 2003 United States.
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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": Rincon Zapotec Notions of Living Matter
5. From Milpa to Tortilla: Growing, Eating, and Exchanging Maize
6. Sweetness and Reciprocity: Sugarcane Work
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 Rincon 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
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": Rincon Zapotec Notions of Living Matter
5. From Milpa to Tortilla: Growing, Eating, and Exchanging Maize
6. Sweetness and Reciprocity: Sugarcane Work
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 Rincon 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
Roberto J. Gonzalez is Professor of Anthropology at San Jose State University.