Lynn StephenZapotec Women
Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Globalized Oaxaca
List of Maps, Illustrations, and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1. Ethnicity and Class in the Changing Lives of Zapotec Women 15
2. Kinship, Gender, and Economic Globalization 46
3. Six Women’s Stories:Julia, Cristina, Angela, Alicia, Imelda, and Isabel
63
4. Setting the Scene: The Zapotecs of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca 92
5. Contested Histories: Women, Men, and the Relations of Production in
Teotitlan, 1920—1950s 122
6. Weaving as Heritage: Folk Art, Aesthetics, and the Commercialization of
Zapotec Textiles 152
7. From Contract to Co-op: Gender, Commercialization, and Neoliberalism in
Teotitlan 200
8. Changes in the Civil-Religious Hierarchy and Their Impact on Women 231
9: Fiesta. The Gendered Dynamics of Ritual Participation 250
10. Challenging Political Culture:Women’s Changing Political Participation
in Teotitlan 282
After Words: On Speaking and Being Heard 324
Notes 333
Glossary of Spanish and Zapotec Terms 339
Bibliography 343
Index 371
