Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Corporate Control of Scarce Resources in Peasant Societies
1. Donde Canta la Paloma: Cucurpe in Historical Perspective
2. La Vida Cucurpena: Modern Agrarian Society in Cucurpe
3. La Tierra No Muere: Agriculture and Water Control
4. El Ganado Le Da la Vida: Livestock Raising
5. Mineros y Mescaleros: Nonagrarian Economic Activities
6. Ganaderos y Comuneros: Economic Inequality and the Organization of Resource Control
7. Capitaiistas y Boishevikis: The Ideology of Resource Control
8. Los Comuneros: The History and Structure of the Comunidad of Cucurpe
9. Los Comuneros: The Functions of the Comunidad of Cucurpe
10. Conclusions: The Political Ecology of the Comunidad of Cucurpe
Reference Material
Appendix A: Sources of Data
Appendix B: Indices of Total Wealth and Wealth in Livestock
Notes to the Chapters
Glossary of Spanish Terms
Bibliography
Index