De la selva y las salinas. Historia social de dos pueblos-empresa en el oriente de Yucatán (1930-1970)1

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ID21067321
AuthorsInés Cortés Campos (0000-0003-3168-4903, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume42
Issue42
Pages119-144
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudios de Cultura Maya (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0185-2574 • E-ISSN: 2448-5179
PublisherInstituto de Investigaciones Filologicas (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0185-2574(13)71388-1
OpenAlexW2126805104
LanguageES
Citations received2
References cited4

Although the tourism industry has been a major force in organizing the South and East of the Yucatan Peninsula in recent years, before its irruption several activities focused in obtaining raw materials were developed. These activities had a great impact on the formation of this modern social space. In order to contribute to the study of the recent history of the Southeast of the Yucatan Peninsula, this paper presents the social history of two populations engaged in industrial production of sea salt and precious woods, activities which for most of the twentieth century constituted important vectors in the exploitation of the mentioned area. The main purpose is to discuss modern construction processes and regional transformation of the Eastern Yucatan Peninsula in light of the rise and changes of the two populations

Peninsula · Yucatan peninsula · Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics

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