Tomás Martínez Saldaña
Biographic Data
| ID | 374825 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tomás Martínez Saldaña |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tomás Martínez |
| FAMILY NAME | Saldaña |
| SIGNATURE | SALDAÑA T M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colegio de Postgraduados |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Back to the roots: Understanding current agroecological movement, science, and practice in Mexico
In the middle of the last century, there were two types of agronomic scientists in Mexico. One group perceived traditional agriculture as backward and in need of modernization with advanced technologies. The other group, engaged in intensive fieldwork, studied and found inspiration in peasant and indigenous systems. This latter group of researchers who studied and described the biocultural richness of these systems provided the foundations for th…
Amate Paper Culture in San Pablito, Pahuatlán, Puebla, Mexico
Amate paper is the results of artisan family labor in San Pablito, in the Otomi indigenous community, Pahuatlán, Mexico. It is a product of pre-Columbian origin, and its production continues today through the transmission of their culture in local families. Its manufacture requires bark fibers from jonote trees. The promotion of tourism transformed artisanal crafts into merchandise and increased demand. As well, it promoted problems with environm…
Water rituals on the Bravo/Grande River: A Transnational Political and Ecological Inheritance
The Mexico-US border region is home to a particular hydraulic tradition with important social, cultural and environmental dimensions. This article discusses the ways that European, indigenous and mestizo colonists from central Mexico reshaped the borderlands as they molded Mesoamerican irrigation systems to the arid landscapes of the region. Small-scale irrigation systems conserve humidity and protect against heat and cold, and allow the reproduc…
Bitter Harvest: The Social Transformation of Morelos, Mexico, and the Origins of the Zapatista Revolution, 1840–1910
Book Review| January 01 2008 Bitter Harvest: The Social Transformation of Morelos, Mexico, and the Origins of the Zapatista Revolution, 1840–1910 Bitter Harvest: The Social Transformation of Morelos, Mexico, and the Origins of the Zapatista Revolution, 1840-1910. Paul Hart. Tomás Martínez Saldaña Tomás Martínez Saldaña Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2008) 82 (1): 102–103. https://doi.org/10.1215/0…
La combinación de sistemas agrícolas tradicionales y comerciales, el proceso de conversión en Cruz de Piedra, Estado de México
La comprensin de las relaciones establecidas entre la cultura y la agricultura de una poblacin dedicada al cultivo, ubicada en el ecotono, al sur del volcn Nevado de Toluca, en el Estado de Mxico; genera varias preguntas, entre ellas: Cules son las transformaciones que han sufrido la organizacin social y el trabajo agrcola que permiten combinar un sistema agrcola convencional con un sistema agrcola tradicional? La respuesta a la pregunta se deriv…
The Río Grande–Río Bravo Basin: Water Cultures and Water Systems in a Fragile Eco‐Zone
There is an environmental crisis now facing the inhabitants of the Río Grande—Río Bravo Basin which lies along the border between the south of New Mexico and the west of Texas in the U.S., and Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. This essay examines social, cultural and technological aspects of a water system that had for a long time provided a sustainable living environment in the Basin. We now have a collection of …
El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village
Book Review| April 01 2005 El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village. Richard L. Nostrand. Tomás Martínez Saldaña Tomás Martínez Saldaña Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2005) 79 (2): 223–224. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-79.2.223 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Tomás Mart…
Water rituals on the Bravo/Grande River: A Transnational Political and Ecological Inheritance
The Mexico-US border region is home to a particular hydraulic tradition with important social, cultural and environmental dimensions. This article discusses the ways that European, indigenous and mestizo colonists from central Mexico reshaped the borderlands as they molded Mesoamerican irrigation systems to the arid landscapes of the region. Small-scale irrigation systems conserve humidity and protect against heat and cold, and allow the reproduc…
The Río Grande–Río Bravo Basin: Water Cultures and Water Systems in a Fragile Eco‐Zone
There is an environmental crisis now facing the inhabitants of the Río Grande—Río Bravo Basin which lies along the border between the south of New Mexico and the west of Texas in the U.S., and Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. This essay examines social, cultural and technological aspects of a water system that had for a long time provided a sustainable living environment in the Basin. We now have a collection of …
El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village
Book Review| April 01 2005 El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village El Cerrito, New Mexico: Eight Generations in a Spanish Village. Richard L. Nostrand. Tomás Martínez Saldaña Tomás Martínez Saldaña Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2005) 79 (2): 223–224. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-79.2.223 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Tomás Mart…
La combinación de sistemas agrícolas tradicionales y comerciales, el proceso de conversión en Cruz de Piedra, Estado de México
La comprensin de las relaciones establecidas entre la cultura y la agricultura de una poblacin dedicada al cultivo, ubicada en el ecotono, al sur del volcn Nevado de Toluca, en el Estado de Mxico; genera varias preguntas, entre ellas: Cules son las transformaciones que han sufrido la organizacin social y el trabajo agrcola que permiten combinar un sistema agrcola convencional con un sistema agrcola tradicional? La respuesta a la pregunta se deriv…
Bitter Harvest: The Social Transformation of Morelos, Mexico, and the Origins of the Zapatista Revolution, 1840–1910
Book Review| January 01 2008 Bitter Harvest: The Social Transformation of Morelos, Mexico, and the Origins of the Zapatista Revolution, 1840–1910 Bitter Harvest: The Social Transformation of Morelos, Mexico, and the Origins of the Zapatista Revolution, 1840-1910. Paul Hart. Tomás Martínez Saldaña Tomás Martínez Saldaña Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2008) 82 (1): 102–103. https://doi.org/10.1215/0…
Water rituals on the Bravo/Grande River: A Transnational Political and Ecological Inheritance
The Mexico-US border region is home to a particular hydraulic tradition with important social, cultural and environmental dimensions. This article discusses the ways that European, indigenous and mestizo colonists from central Mexico reshaped the borderlands as they molded Mesoamerican irrigation systems to the arid landscapes of the region. Small-scale irrigation systems conserve humidity and protect against heat and cold, and allow the reproduc…
Back to the roots: Understanding current agroecological movement, science, and practice in Mexico
In the middle of the last century, there were two types of agronomic scientists in Mexico. One group perceived traditional agriculture as backward and in need of modernization with advanced technologies. The other group, engaged in intensive fieldwork, studied and found inspiration in peasant and indigenous systems. This latter group of researchers who studied and described the biocultural richness of these systems provided the foundations for th…
Amate Paper Culture in San Pablito, Pahuatlán, Puebla, Mexico
Amate paper is the results of artisan family labor in San Pablito, in the Otomi indigenous community, Pahuatlán, Mexico. It is a product of pre-Columbian origin, and its production continues today through the transmission of their culture in local families. Its manufacture requires bark fibers from jonote trees. The promotion of tourism transformed artisanal crafts into merchandise and increased demand. As well, it promoted problems with environm…
Ecology (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Citation (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)