Labor Regime and Social Justice: Consequences of Economic and Social Stratification among Maya Peasants in Central Quintana Roo, Mexico

Hostettler, Ueli (2002). Labor Regime and Social Justice: Consequences of Economic and Social Stratification among Maya Peasants in Central Quintana Roo, Mexico. Anthropos, 97(1), pp. 107-116. Zaunrith'sche Buch-, Kunst- und Steindruckerei

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The article explores consequences of socioeconomic stratification for milpa agriculture and for the organization of labor in a Lowland Maya peasant society. Both present-day and past situations are analyzed. The article includes a discussion of the concept of local social justice which serves as a framework of analysis of institutions that allocate goods and services and provide rules and norms for social interaction.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Social Anthropology

UniBE Contributor:

Hostettler, Ueli

Subjects:

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

ISSN:

0257-9774

Publisher:

Zaunrith'sche Buch-, Kunst- und Steindruckerei

Language:

German

Submitter:

Ulrich Hostettler-Macias

Date Deposited:

13 Sep 2016 16:19

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:48

Web of Science ID:

000173932800007

Additional Information:

Notes: 523CB, ANTHROPOS

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Mexico, Quintana Roo, Maya, Xcacal group, socioeconomic stratification, milpa agriculture, household economy

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.70865

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/70865

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