Title: Houses and house use of the Sierra Tarascans /
Authors: Beals, Ralph L.; Carrasco Pizana, Pedro,; McCorkle, Thomas,; Carrasco Pizana, Pedro,; McCorkle, Thomas,
Date: 1944
Publisher: U. S. Govt. Print. Off.,
Physical description: x, 37 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, map, plans ; 26 cm.
Language: English
LC class: E
Contents: Preface -- Phonetic note -- Introduction -- Theoretical background -- Scope of study -- The Tarascan town -- The town of Cheran -- Building materials and their sources -- Types of structures -- Specialization and distribution skills -- Preliminary notes on the distribution of types -- House furnishings -- Economics and the Tarascan house -- Relation of houses to social and economic status -- Uses of the Tarascan house -- Ceremonial and social functions related to the Tarascan house -- Relation of the Tarascan house to the environment -- History of the Tarascan house -- Contemporary Tarascan housing problems.