Economics and Prestige in a Maya Community: the Religious Cargo System in Zinacantan
by Frank Cancian (1934- )
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
zviii+238 pages with plates, maps, charts, tables, bibliography and index. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's green cloth with brown lettering to spine in original publisher's pictorial jacket. First edition. The cargos are religious offices occupied on a rotating basis by the men of the community. The incumbents receive no pay; rather, they spend substantial amounts of money in carrying out their duties, in effect exchanging money for social position. It is shown that the social and economic stratification of the community is clearly expressed in the cargo system. The tendency of the cargo system to keep Zinacantan isolated from the Mexican world is analyzed, along with the present and probable future effects of growing population and expanding economic opportunities. Condition: Corners bumped. Jacket: edge wear with some small chips and tears, spine toned else a very good copy in like jacket.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A2337
- Title
- Economics and Prestige in a Maya Community: the Religious Cargo System in Zinacantan
- Author
- Frank Cancian (1934- )
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Stanford, CA
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mexico
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
All items are guaranteed as described. If an item is
not as described, it is returnable within seven days
of receipt, unless other arrangements are made.
Full refunds given only when items are received in
the same condition in which they were sent.
We require new customers to send payment with
their order. Customers known to us will be invoiced
with payment due in thirty days, unless prior
arrangements are made. Institutions will be billed
to meet their requirements. All items subject to prior
sale.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express
Please be advised that we can only ship to your billing address.
We accept checks, but may require that the check clears before we ship an order.
Prices of books do not include shipping.
We use UPS domestically and internationally. Other shipping arrangements can be made. Shipping is always charged at cost.
Texas residents must add 8.25% sales tax.
About the Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
Biblio member since 2005
Fort Worth, Texas
About The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
The Book Collector specializes in the finest collections of Chess, Anthropology, Americana and American Literature. Visit our website at www.bookcollectorshop.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....