The Isthmus Zapotecs
Subtitle: a matrifocal culture of Mexico
By: Beverly Newbold Chiñas.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Case studies in cultural anthropology
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Fort Worth
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Zapotec Indians -- Social life and customs.; Zapotec women.; Sex role -- Mexico -- Tehuantepec, Isthmus of.
Description: This case study has long been valued for its unique gender role model and its focus on the only matrifocal indigenous culture in Latin America. The new edition updates historical data and explores new case material on Zapotec attitudes toward gender variations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-133).