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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christine Eber , AntoniaPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9780292745261ISBN 10: 0292745265 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 November 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue Background Notes Notes on the Book's Two Voices and Key Terms People in Antonia's Life Time Line of Key Events Mentioned in the Book Map of Highland Chiapas Part I. Becoming a Batz'i Antz (True Woman) 1. A Childhood Memory 2. Parents 3. Learning to Work 4. School 5. Making One's Soul Arrive 6. Listening to the Word of God 7. Courtship and Marriage 8. Learning to Be a Wife 9. Learning to Be a Mother 10. Learning to Manage a Household 11. Animals 12. Water 13. Working with Coffee Part II. Contesting the Status Quo, Creating a Different World 1. The Time of Fire 2. 1997 3. International Encounters 4. Sons 5. Daughters 6. Daughters-in-Law and Grandchildren 7. Cargos 8. Cooperatives 9. Traveling 10. The International Folk Art Market Part III. Gains and Losses, Lessons Learned 1. Envy 2. Suffering 3. A Difficult Trip 4. Faith and Love 5. Exodus 6. Death 7. Life So Far Epilogue Afterword Appendix A. Antonia's Words in Tzotzil, Spanish, and English Appendix B. Life Histories from Chiapas and Other Places Notes Glossary References IndexReviewsThe text is accompanied by a photograph of Antonia at an airport looking out a window toward the runway, her head slightly cocked to the side as if she were contemplating the deep divide between the two coun- tries. Eber writes about this moment with heartfelt clarity, describing the sadness and foreignness that Antonia felt during her stay in the United States. --Latin American Perspectives """The text is accompanied by a photograph of Antonia at an airport looking out a window toward the runway, her head slightly cocked to the side as if she were contemplating the deep divide between the two coun- tries. Eber writes about this moment with heartfelt clarity, describing the sadness and foreignness that Antonia felt during her stay in the United States.""--Latin American Perspectives" ""The text is accompanied by a photograph of Antonia at an airport looking out a window toward the runway, her head slightly cocked to the side as if she were contemplating the deep divide between the two coun- tries. Eber writes about this moment with heartfelt clarity, describing the sadness and foreignness that Antonia felt during her stay in the United States.""--Latin American Perspectives Author InformationChristine Eber is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at New Mexico State University. Her previous books include Women and Alcohol in a Highland Maya Town: Water of Hope, Water of Sorrow and Women of Chiapas: Making History in Times of Struggle and Hope (coedited with Christine Kovic). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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