Lives of Dust and Water: An Anthropology of Change and Resistance in Northwestern Mexico

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: A Journey of Many Paths -- Part I. The Regional Context: History, Development, and Human Processes -- Introduction to Part I -- Chapter 1. El Sur de Sinaloa: A Historical Portrait of a Land and a People -- Chapter 2. Rosario and Escuinapa: The Globalization of Two Coastal Municipios -- Part II. Localities: Their Emergence and Transition within National and Global Processes -- Introduction to Part II -- Chapter 3. Gypsies, Peones, and Ejidatarios: A Political Ecology of El Cerro -- Chapter 4. On Top of a Hill: The Strucutre and Organization of a Mexican Ejido -- Chapter 5. From Hacienda to Community: A Political Ecology of Celaya -- Chapter 6. In the Shade of the Coconut Trees: The Sturcture and Organization of Celaya -- Part III. Households, Gender, and Resistance: Culminating Struggles at the Intersection of Economy, Production, and Natural Resources -- Introduction to Part III -- Chapter 7. Global Economies, Local Livelihoods: Gender and Labor in Rural Communities -- Chapter 8. La Lucha: The Dynamics of Household Relations and Resistance -- Conclusion: The Political Ecology of Change and Resistance in Northwestern Mexico -- Afterword: Al Paso del Tiempo -- Appendix: Research Methodology -- Notes -- Glossary of Spanish and Scientific Terms -- References Cited -- Index.