Economics, Women, and Work in the Lacandon Jungle
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 11242002 |
|---|---|
| Autores | R Jon Mcgee, Reece J Mcgee (autor correspondente), Belisa Gonzalez (0000-0002-0710-0202), Beatriz Echeveste González |
| Ano | 1999 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 175 |
| Data de publicação | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Frontiers A Journal of Women Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0160-9009 • E-ISSN: 1536-0334 |
| Editora | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3347023 |
| OpenAlex | W2333152010 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 5 |
The Lacandon Maya are horticulturalists who live in the rain forest of southeastern Chiapas, Mexico. They have lived and farmed in the Lacandon Jungle for hundreds of years, and in that time, their religion and social structure became closely attuned to their patterns of subsistence. Before roads were constructed into the forest, Lacandon families supported themselves through subsistence farming and the part-time sale of arts and crafts. Commerce was limited by geography and lack of transportation. With the construction of a road through the Lacandon Jungle in 1979, the Lacandon Maya began shifting increasing amounts of time and energy away from traditional subsistence farming into petty commodity production in arts and crafts.' At the same time, the Lacandon Maya have gradually shifted their traditional gender roles and abandoned their traditional non-Christian religious practices. The move from subsistence-based to commercial-based activities has affected
Archaeology · Geography · Jungle · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,36 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 5 |