1. A Childhood Memory

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue xi
5. Background Notes xix
6. Notes on the Book’s Two Voices and Key Terms xxvii
7. People in Antonia’s Life xxix
8. Time Line of Key Events Mentioned in the Book xxxi
9. Map of Highland Chiapas xxxiii
10. Part I. Becoming a Batz’i Antz (True Woman)
11. 1. A Childhood Memory 1
12. 2. Parents 5
13. 3. Learning to Work 9
14. 4. School 13
15. 5. Making One’s Soul Arrive 19
16. 6. Listening to the Word of God 27
17. 7. Courtship and Marriage 31
18. 8. Learning to Be a Wife 35
19. 9 Learning to Be a Mother 43
20. 10 Learning to Manage a Household 49
21. 11 Animals 55
22. 12 Water 57
23. 13 Working with Coffee 61
24. Part II. Contesting the Status Quo, Creating a Different World
25. 1 The Time of Fire 67
26. 2 1997 75
27. 3 International Encounters 81
28. 4 Sons 89
29. 5 Daughters 99
30. 6 Daughters-in-Law and Grandchildren 113
31. 7 Cargos 115
32. 8 Cooperatives 123
33. 9 Traveling 129
34. 10 The International Folk Art Market 137
35. Part III. Gains and Losses, Lessons Learned
36. 1 Envy 145
37. 2 Suffering 153
38. 3. A Difficult Trip 159
39. 4 Faith and Love 167
40. 5. Exodus 175
41. 6 Death 185
42. 7 Life So Far 189
43. Epilogue 197
44. Afterword 199
45. Appendix A. Antonia’s Words to Alberto 209
46. Appendix B. Life Histories from Chiapas and Other Places 211
47. Notes 213
48. Glossary 223
49. References 225
50. Index 233