Social Inequality in Oaxaca: A History of Resistance and Change (Conflicts In Urban & Regional) - Hardcover

Murphy, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 087722868X ISBN 13: 9780877228684

Publisher: Temple University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Analyzes the urbanization of one area from its origins more than two thousand years ago. This book examines Oaxaca, Mexico, paying particular attention to neighborhoods, families and economic activities, and focuses on issues of poverty and inequality.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Two millennia of social inequality

From the Inside Flap:

"Anthropologists Murphy and Stepick trace urbanization in the capital city of the state of Oaxaca for more than 2,000 years. Their study represents a micro perspective that describes the colonias populares, the poor neighborhoods, and the struggles of Oaxacans to survive and improve life in marginal communities.... The book is well organized, with excellent annotated footnotes and a reading list."
—Choice

"Murphy and Stepick catch Oaxaca at a special time in its history. When the illustrious works of theory in the academic disciplines have faded, when Foucault is a footnote and deconstruction derided, books like this one will still be valuable. A portrait of a city during the most difficult period of its country's recent economic history."
—Henry A. Selby (from the Foreword)

About this edition

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 087722868X
• ISBN 13: 9780877228684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 282