Title: Weaving Generations Together
Description: "For centuries, the Zinacantec Maya women of Mexico have woven and embroidered textiles that express their social and aesthetic values and embody their role as mothers and daughters. Boasting more than two hundred detailed photographs of Zinacantec textiles and their makers, this study provides a long-term examination of the cognitive and socialization processes involved in transmitting weaving knowledge across two generations. Author Patricia Marks Greenfield first visited the village of Nabenchauk in 1969 and 1970. Her return in 1991 and regular visits through 2003 enable her to combine a scholarly study of the impact of commercialization and globalization on textile design and sales, creativity, acculturation, and female socialization with poignant personal reflections on mother-daughter relationships, social change, and collaboration. Her collection of data and range of approaches make this book a contribution to studies of cognition and socialization, the life cycles of material culture, and the anthropology of the Maya. Weaving Generations Together will appeal to both the academic specialist and anyone who admires Maya weaving and culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Cognition and culture, Creative ability, Developmental psychology, Economic conditions, Psychology, Social life and customs, Tzotzil textile fabrics, Tzotzil weavers, Tzotzil women, Tzotzil textile fabrics -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region., Tzotzil women -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region -- Psychology., Tzotzil weavers -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region -- Psychology., Developmental psychology -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region., Cognition and culture -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region., Creative ability -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region., Zinacantán Region (Mexico) -- Social life and customs., Zinacantán Region (Mexico) -- Economic conditions.
Places: Mexico, Zinacantán Region, Zinacantán Region (Mexico)