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The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman of Chiapas, Mexico
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Background Notes

Notes on the Book's Two Voices and Key Terms

People in Antonia's Life

Time Line of Key Events Mentioned in the Book

Map of Highland Chiapas

Part I. Becoming a Batz'i Antz (True Woman)

1. A Childhood Memory

2. Parents

3. Learning to Work

4. School

5. Making One's Soul Arrive

6. Listening to the Word of God

7. Courtship and Marriage

8. Learning to Be a Wife

9. Learning to Be a Mother

10. Learning to Manage a Household

11. Animals

12. Water

13. Working with Coffee

Part II. Contesting the Status Quo, Creating a Different World

1. The Time of Fire

2. 1997

3. International Encounters

4. Sons

5. Daughters

6. Daughters-in-Law and Grandchildren

7. Cargos

8. Cooperatives

9. Traveling

10. The International Folk Art Market

Part III. Gains and Losses, Lessons Learned

1. Envy

2. Suffering

3. A Difficult Trip

4. Faith and Love

5. Exodus

6. Death

7. Life So Far

Epilogue

Afterword

Appendix A. Antonia's Words in Tzotzil, Spanish, and English

Appendix B. Life Histories from Chiapas and Other Places

Notes

Glossary

References

Index

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Offers a vivid and nuanced picture of working for social justice while trying to remain true to people's traditions

About the Author

Christine Eber is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at New Mexico State University. Her previous books include Women and Alcohol in a Highland Maya Town: Water of Hope, Water of Sorrow and Women of Chiapas: Making History in Times of Struggle and Hope (coedited with Christine Kovic).

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"The text is accompanied by a photograph of Antonia at an airport looking out a window toward the runway, her head slightly cocked to the side as if she were contemplating the deep divide between the two coun- tries. Eber writes about this moment with heartfelt clarity, describing the sadness and foreignness that Antonia felt during her stay in the United States."--Latin American Perspectives

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