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Into the Hearts of the Amazons: In Search of a Modern Matriarchy
Tom Demott
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Description for Into the Hearts of the Amazons: In Search of a Modern Matriarchy
Hardcover. Part travel adventure through a little-known world and part ethnography, exploring how Zapotec women earned their legendary status in a remote corner of southern Mexico. This work tackles a primal question: what would life be like if women, rather than men, had the advantage? Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JHMP; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Into the Hearts of the Amazons is part enthralling travel adventure through a little-known world and part popular ethnography, exploring how Zapotec women earned their legendary status in a remote corner of southern Mexico. To satisfy his curiosity about this culture, Tom DeMott journeyed to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where he discovered a thriving modern-day matriarchy among the people of the Isthmus - a cultural crossroads, breeding ground for rebels, and home to a half-million Zapotecs. DeMott integrated himself into the culture by joining in the rites of spring (where women pelt the men with fruit); by interviewing the women ... Read more
Into the Hearts of the Amazons is part enthralling travel adventure through a little-known world and part popular ethnography, exploring how Zapotec women earned their legendary status in a remote corner of southern Mexico. To satisfy his curiosity about this culture, Tom DeMott journeyed to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where he discovered a thriving modern-day matriarchy among the people of the Isthmus - a cultural crossroads, breeding ground for rebels, and home to a half-million Zapotecs. DeMott integrated himself into the culture by joining in the rites of spring (where women pelt the men with fruit); by interviewing the women ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299216405
SKU
V9780299216405
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About Tom Demott
Tom DeMott is a travel writer who lives in San Francisco. His work has appeared in many publications, including the San Francisco Observer and Clubmex.
Reviews for Into the Hearts of the Amazons: In Search of a Modern Matriarchy
For centuries the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, like a magnet, has attracted travelers, adventurers, scholars, romantics, and rebels. Something about Oaxaca and the Zapotec culture appeals to the curious and restless. DeMott's fine memoir captures the spirit of this quest. It will be of interest to anthropologists and general readers alike. - Howard Campbell, author of Zapotec Struggles ""Driven by an ... Read more