Cultural Capital Mountain Zapotec Migrant Associations in Mexico City |
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| Author:
| Hirabayashi, Lane Ryo |
| Series title: | Profmex Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8165-4771-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2022 |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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This book shows how Zapotec peasants migrating to Mexico City utilize
paisanazgo--which prescribes solidarity among people from the same locale--as the basis for cooperation and mutual aid within a new environment. This study focuses on three groups of Mountain Zapotecs to explain why migrant associations were created and why they took different forms, citing regional variations in ethnicity, solidarity, occupational pursuits, and sociopolitical articulation to...
More Description This book shows how Zapotec peasants migrating to Mexico City utilize paisanazgo--which prescribes solidarity among people from the same locale--as the basis for cooperation and mutual aid within a new environment. This study focuses on three groups of Mountain Zapotecs to explain why migrant associations were created and why they took different forms, citing regional variations in ethnicity, solidarity, occupational pursuits, and sociopolitical articulation to the nation in the three points of origin.