Workers in the Other World

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword: Th e Visitors’ Question ix
4. preface: Recollections of a Ghost xxi
5. Acknowledgments xxvii
6. Pronunciation and translation xxxiv
7. 1 Looking Back, Looking Forward: 1
8. 2 Febrero Loco: 9
9. 3 The Theatre on the Road: 17
10. 4 Personal and Social Impacts 23
11. 5 The Immokalee Special: Social Action in Florida 33
12. 6 The Future 41
13. The plays
14. The Loafer and the Buzzard 45
15. Who Believes in Spooks 59
16. Deadly Inheritance 75
17. Jaguar Dynasty 99
18. Let’s Go to Paradise 121
19. From All for All 149
20. Torches for a New Dawn 173
21. The Story of Our Roots 197
22. Workers in the Other World 225
23. When Corn Was Born 247
24. Mexico with Us Forever 261
25. The World Turned on Its Head 281
26. Appendix 1: Individuals Referred to in the Text 293
27. Appendix 2: Members and Former Members of Sna Jtz’ibajom 294
28. Appendix 3: Length of Service 296
29. Glossary 297
30. Bibliography 299
31. Index 309