Two Milpas of Chan Kom, The : Scenarios of a Maya Village Life

Autor: Re Cruz, Alicia
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Popis: An ethnographic account of Chan Kom, a contemporary Maya community in Yucatan, Mexico that focuses on the social schism within the community resulting from an accelerated process of migration to Cancun, a major tourist center.Chan Kom is a Maya community in the Yucatán peninsula that is currently undergoing a process of transformation due to increasing migration to Cancún, Mexico. The author demonstrates the significance of the Mayas'socio-economic and ideological strategies to adapt to the changes brought about by this migration.Alicia Re Cruz is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Texas.
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