The Decline of Community in Zinacantan - (Economy, Public Life, and Social Stratification, 1960-1987) by Frank Cancian (Paperback)

About the Book

This ambitious, wide-ranging work shows how national economic prosperity and government expansion in Mexico during the 1970's transformed a relatively closed peasant community into a more outwardly connected, socially differentiated society marked by dissension and overt conflict.

Book Synopsis

A Stanford University Press classic.

From the Back Cover

"This fascinating study is a fine example of the benefits of long-term research in a particular place. It is also an excellent reflection of the sort of anthropological work that 'development professionals' should take seriously. . . . Cancian also contributes to current debates within anthropology."--Development Policy Review

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"This fascinating study is a fine example of the benefits of long-term research in a particular place. It is also an excellent reflection of the sort of anthropological work that 'development professionals' should take seriously. . . . Cancian also contributes to current debates within anthropology."--Development Policy Review