The two milpas of Chan Kom
Subtitle: scenarios of a Maya village life
By: Alicia Re Cruz.
Series: SUNY series in anthropology of work
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Mayas -- Social conditions.; Mayas -- Economic conditions.; Mayas -- Migrations.; Social change -- Mexico -- Chan-Kom.; Chan-Kom (Mexico) -- Social conditions.; Chan-Kom (Mexico) -- Economic conditions.; Cancún (Mexico) -- Social conditions.
Description: Chan Kom is a Maya community in the Yucatan peninsula that is currently undergoing a process of transformation due to increasing migration to Cancun, Mexico. The author demonstrates the significance of the Mayas' socioeconomic and ideological strategies to adapt to the changes brought about by this migration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-198) and index.