ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZAPOTEC
From Spanish Zapoteca, from Nahuatl Tzapoteca, literally: people of the land of the sapodillas, from tzapotl sapodilla.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZAPOTEC»
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Zapotec in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Zapotec and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Zapotec Science: Farming and Food in the Northern Sierra of ...
In this book, Roberto González convincingly argues that in fact Zapotec agricultural and dietary theories and practices constitute a valid local science, which has had a reciprocally beneficial relationship with European and United States ...
Roberto J. González, 2010
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Zapotec Women: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Globalized Oaxaca
The women weavers and merchants collaborated with Stephen on the research for this book, and their perspectives are key to her analysis of how gender relations have changed within rituals, weaving production and marketing, local politics, ...
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Aztec, Mixtec and
Zapotec Armies
Looks at the military organisation, weaponry, and tactics of the Indians of Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest, and describes the various wars they fought between themselves. Suggested level: secondary.
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Harmony Ideology: Justice and Control in a
Zapotec Mountain ...
Not only is this book a major contribution to the anthropology of law by one of its leading proponents but also one that should be considered by scholars interested in other aspects of cultural changes and development."--Anthropos
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Zapotec Natural History: Trees, Herbs, and Flowers, Birds, ...
Part 1 of this two-part work describes the community, the subsistence farming practices of its residents, the nomenclature and classification of the local biological taxonomy, the use of plants for treating illnesses, and the ritual and ...
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Zapotec (Isthmus): concise dictionary
It is spoken in Oaxacam in Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and in the state's capital city, Oaxaca de Juarez. This is the first dictionary of Isthmus Zapotec to be published in English.
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Zapotec Civilization: How Urban Society Evolved in Mexico's ...
"Important new synthesis of the Paleoindian through classic periods.
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Zapotec renaissance: ethnic politics and cultural revivalism ...
This book is about that history - both past and present - and how it is remembered, drawn upon, and created by contemporary Zapotec intellectuals and politicians and used as a weapon to organize the Zapotec people and to wrest control of ...
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Made in Mexico:
Zapotec Weavers and the Global Ethnic Art Market
The story behind the international trade in Oaxacan textiles
She also compares Zapotec women's participation in local politics with that of other peasant women in Mexico.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZAPOTEC»
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Zapotec is used in the context of the following news items.
mtDNA diversity of the Zapotec in Mexico suggests a population …
We investigated the diversity of full-length mitochondrial DNA genomes of the Zapotec population, residing in the Mesoamerican region, and reconstructed their ... «Nature.com, May 15»
Literacy program in Oxnard seeks volunteers who speak Mixtec …
The organization seeks volunteers who speak Mixtec or Zapotec languages to teach reading and writing to members of the community. The program also seeks ... «Ventura County Star, Mar 15»
The Lost Zapotec: Vibrant Mesoamerican Civilization of The Cloud …
In the Valley of Oaxaca, located in the Southern highlands of Mesoamerica, an indigenous, pre-Columbian civilization, known as the Zapotec civilization or the ... «Ancient Origins, Nov 14»
The not-so-fresh living conditions of freshmen
However, the Zapotec apartment building is not as great as it may seem at first ... and more things to pay for,” Zapotec resident and business freshman Monika ... «Daily Aztec, Oct 14»
Sixty Languages at Risk of Extinction in Mexico—Can They Be Kept …
The languages most at risk in Mexico—including the Zapotec, the Chatino, and the Seri tongues—are undergoing "rapid change" for a number of reasons, says ... «National Geographic, Apr 14»
Meet the “Muxes”, an integral part of Zapotec culture
In the Zapotec culture of the state of Oaxaca (Southern Mexico), a muxe (also spelled ... place in a Zapotec cultural tradition that predates the Spanish colonizers. «The Yucatan Times, Mar 14»
'Exploited of the exploited' carve own path among disparate cultures
The fertile Central Coast between Oxnard and Watsonville is home to some 20,000 indigenous Mexicans, many of whom speak Mixtec, Zapotec or Triqui with a ... «Center For Investigative Reporting, Oct 13»
Mexico sees its first village cellphone network
The communications revolution that swept the globe missed the Zapotec village of Talea de Castro high in the mountains of southern Mexico, where making any ... «Phys.Org, Sep 13»
Los Angeles immigrant community pushes to keep Zapotec …
Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, a linguistics professor at California State University, Los Angeles, is leading the group, focusing solely on the sound of Zapotec ... «Public Radio International PRI, Aug 13»
Mexico's indigenous "muxes" defy gender norms
Ivonne, a "muxe," as Zapotec indigenous men who dress and behave in ways ... in their hometown Juchitan, a city of Zapotecs in the southern state of Oaxaca. «CBS News, Jul 13»
