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Anniversary Collection: Forest Society : A Social History of Peten, Guatemala by Norman B. Schwartz (1990, Hardcover)
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Forest Society : A Social History of Peten, Guatemala, Hardcover by Schwartz, Norman B., ISBN 0812282485, ISBN-13 9780812282481, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The author contends that for 250 years, roughly from the 1720s to the 1970s, the sociocultural system of Petén endured with remarkable continuity, not in spite of the changes in the hinterland region but, to an important degree, because of them.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-100812282485
ISBN-139780812282481
eBay Product ID (ePID)1299206
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameForest Society : a Social History of Peten, Guatemala
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
SubjectSociology / General, Latin America / Central America, Anthropology / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorNorman B. Schwartz
SeriesAnniversary Collection
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN90-041539
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"A masterful blend of historical, ecological, economic, and ethnic themes."--American Anthropologist, "A masterful blend of historical, ecological, economic, and ethnic themes."-- American Anthropologist
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal972.81/2
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisIn recent years, Mesoamerican anthropologists have been shifting the focus of their research from structural-functional analyses of small communities to studies of communities as the products of the interaction of microsocial and macrosocial processes. Greater attention is being given to relationships between ecology and society; between state power and local community culture; and among world economics, regional politics, and subregional sociocultural patterns. Forest Society examines the social history of Peten, in the lowlands of Northern Guatemala, in the context of these changing relationships. The author contends that, for 250 years, roughly from the 1720s to the 1970s, the sociocultural system of Peten endured with remarkable continuity, not in spite of changes in the hinterland region but, to an important degree, because of them. During that time, there was relatively little change in the socioeconomic composition of and the relationships between Peten's various social sectors and ethnic groups. Norman B. Schwartz argues that relationships between the material base (ecology, technology, and economy) of society in Peten demography and the struggle of individuals and groups to control resources gave Peteneros an opportunity, and, at the same time, compelled them gradually to build a stable, moderate society, marked by continuity of social status and commutative connections between ethnicity, community, and social class. He also discusses the new colonization of the 1970s and the disastrous civil war of the1980s and the reasons why these changes are finally eroding the stability of Peten's society. Forest Society will interest scholars and students working in the fields of anthropology, history, and Latin American studies., The author contends that for 250 years, roughly from the 1720s to the 1970s, the sociocultural system of Petén endured with remarkable continuity, not in spite of the changes in the hinterland region but, to an important degree, because of them.
LC Classification NumberF1465.1.P47S37 1990
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