Zapotec : NU44.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:New Haven, Conn. : Human Relations Area Files, 2003-
Language:English
Series:EHRAF collection of ethnography. Middle America and the Caribbean.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7100213
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Other uniform titles:Fry, Douglas P., 1953- Cultural summary, Zapotec.
Other authors / contributors:Human Relations Area Files, inc.
Notes:Title from Web page (viewed June 15, 2003).
This portion of the eHRAF collection of ethnography was released in 2003 and augments the microfiche file.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary:The Zapotec are the largest indigenous group in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Zapotec languages belong to the Otomanguean language family. Most Zapotecs are peasant farmers. Since prehistoric times the Zapotec have been well known for maintaining trade networks. This file consists of one document, a cultural summary from the Encyclopedia of World Cultures that was published in 1995. The cultural summary includes information on history, settlement patterns, economy, kinship, marriage, family, sociopolitical organization, and religion.