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The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman of Chiapas, Mexico: Pass Well Over the Earth
None has explored those conflicts and struggles in-depth through an individual woman's life story. Anthropologist Christine Eber me Most recent books about Chiapas, Mexico, focus on political conflicts and the indigenous movement for human rights at the macro level. Anthropologist Christine Eber met "Antonia" in and has followed her life's journey ever since. In this book, they recount Antonia's life story and also reflect on challenges and rewards they have experienced in working together, offering insight into the role of friendship in anthropological research, as well as into the transnational movement of solidarity with the indigenous people of Chiapas that began with the Zapatista uprising.
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Her story begins with memories of childhood and progresses to young adulthood, when Antonia began working with women in her community to form weaving cooperatives while also becoming involved in the Word of God, the progressive Catholic movement known elsewhere as Liberation Theology. In , as a wife and mother of six children, she joined a support base for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. Recounting her experiences in these three interwoven movements, Antonia offers a vivid and nuanced picture of working for social justice while trying to remain true to her people's traditions.
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Instead, the book weaves through Antonia's thoughts about her community, the government, her daily life, family issues, etc. I personally wanted more information on the Zapatista uprising from her point of view, but that is hardly present. I found myself having to put this book down a lot. Not because of anything disturbing as I just found myself saddened. Antonia lives in dire poverty and I can get a sense of her struggle.
It seems that there is no liberation to be had from her community's predicament.
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So why the two stars? I think that this book just wasn't for me. I learned a lot and have a lot of appreciation for her culture, but the writing style or the engagement just wasn't there for me. Apr 20, Paige rated it really liked it Shelves: So I actually had to give a presentation on this book for class, but now I've made it through the presentation so I'll have to see if I can make sense after I did a total brain dump to try and make room for finals week.
Well this really is a very nice book to read right before finals week I have to say that. Eber is a model anthropologist in terms of her writing and her continual work with the people of Chiapas. She is a founding member of Las Cruces-Chiapas Connection, a network of volunteers that assists Chiapas weavers to sell their products through fair trade. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.
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None has explored those conflicts and struggles in-depth through an individual woman's life story. Anthropologist Christine Eber met "Antonia" in and has followed her life's journey ever since. In this book, they recount Antonia's life story and also reflect on challenges and rewards they have experienced in working together, offering insight into the role of friendship in anthropological research, as well as into the transnational movement of solidarity with the indigenous people of Chiapas that began with the Zapatista uprising. Her story begins with memories of childhood and progresses to young adulthood, when Antonia began working with women in her community to form weaving cooperatives while also becoming involved in the Word of God, the progressive Catholic movement known elsewhere as Liberation Theology.
In , as a wife and mother of six children, she joined a support base for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. Recounting her experiences in these three interwoven movements, Antonia offers a vivid and nuanced picture of working for social justice while trying to remain true to her people's traditions.
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