Household Ecology: Economic Change and Domestic Life Among the Kekchi Maya in Belize

Amazon Price: $20.00

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Prices subject to change.

This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.

Label:Northern Illinois University Press
Languages:
English,English,English,
Manufacturer: Northern Illinois University Press

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Development and economic change are often seen as destructive to the family and to other traditional forms of social organization. Wilk's study of household ecology reveals that the Kekchi Maya of Belize have responded by creating new forms of family organization, working together to face challenges posed by development. Not merely survivors of an ancient splendor, the Kekchi Maya build upon their rich heritage to approach such problems as ethnic strife and rainforest destruction as creative agents. Wilk combines a wealth of detail on agricultural calendars, hunting practices, land tenure, and labor exchanges in a general interpretation of cultural and ecological transformation. He provides a comprehensive analysis of how tropical farmers survive in the difficult rainforest environment, tracing the ingenuity and adaptability of Mayan culture. Fully incorporating the historical context of ecological processes, he documents the importance of household organization in shaping the trajectory of ecological change and shows how delicate this adaptation can be. Analyzing household response to localized economic and ecological settings, Wilk argues that the transformation of the rural economy and of Maya culture proceeds through the conjunction of global and local processes. The Kekchi refuse to fit into the models of economic evolution set forth in existing scholarship. This sensitive and well-written study challenges current orthodoxies about economic and social change and suggests new approaches to rural development and household ecology.

+ Read more....

Household Ecology: Economic Change and Domestic Life Among the Kekchi Maya in Belize

Amazon Price: $20.00

Buy this item from AMAZON.COM

This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.


	Customer Reviews: Average Rating: Rating : - Household Ecology Despite the opaque, academic name, this book is very readable and provides a lot of insight into the economic and cultural life of the Kekchi people in a respectful way. It is good to read a book that both honours the uniqueness of an indigenous people while at the same time recognizing them as creative human beings who respond to life pressures according to internal values like everyone else, and not as some sort of artifact of the past. + See Full Customer Review

change scenario and a scenario in which we met special assumptions for carbon. sequestration to meet environmental protection aims and simulate a socio-economic ...

... to solve Ireland's economic problems and that he is more ethical than his rich ... is First Mobile of the Ekumen ("Household," League) of Known Worlds, and his ...

helped to mobilize change and heralded the. beginning of the still very slow evolution ... ecology of rivers, lakes and wetlands; greenhouse ...

creates microclimates, and extends the domestic space outward ... use of computers, home entertainment systems, and household ...

do not change in a short period of time, consequently, nor do electoral outcomes. ... investment difficult, while their domestic infrastructure had been ...

change, became a normative benchmark for economic and even social ... equals or exceeds the value of GDP, and household production adds ...

was to investigate the economic well-being, depression, social support and levels of ... population at high risk for domestic. violence, and that they have few ...

Once the Law Against Domestic Violence was passed and the parliamentary ... the aimag khural created a Business and Economic Council that included three ...

And there are powerful economic arguments for considering broadcasting as a public ... Advertising would similarly change the character and motivation of BBC ...

Having established the sociopolitical and economic context in which social ... shelters for victims in 2001 and legislation against domestic violence in 2004. ...

... social norms and traditions, Soviet society experienced a radical change in the ... with the tremendous economic challenges and difficult decisions ...

... families, however, have maids who do household work and other menial chores. ... Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, ...

and economic opportunities. Through the Project, LIF also works to ensure that water ... Even if household cleaners and detergents are disposed ...

... to macro-level policy change. This micro-macro link however, ... be convinced of the social and economic benefits of this approach so as to influence their ...

B.1 Adapting Agriculture and Allied Sectors to Global Climatic Change ... Pests and diseases of agricultural commodities impact the economic value, quantity, ...

change, and to mobilize people to take concrete action. ... tegrates ecology into governmental ... forests the economic and environmental value they deserve ...

will further guarantee more uniform economic and social health throughout this huge region. ... and change over the last century. From its earliest days as a home ...

... power stations, motor vehicles and domestic combustion appliances emit nitrogen ... decrements in spirometric measures of lung function (3 to 8% change in ...

location specific and may change over time. These multiple ... and urine) to ecology and ... develop and implement efficient household sanitation systems; ...

economic growth in rural areas through pro-poor institutional and policy reforms. ... Insect Physiology and Ecology, IDRC–International Development Research ...

Budget Malls

Household Ecology: Economic Change and Domestic Life Among the Kekchi Maya in Belize

Editor Reviews:

Related Products:

Household Ecology: Economic Change and Domestic Life Among the Kekchi Maya in Belize