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A Precious Liquid: Drinking Water and Culture in the Valley of Mexico (Case Studies On Contemporary Social Issues)

Michael Ennis-McMillan

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Description:The text provides an ethnographic analysis of the social and cultural aspects of installing and managing a piped drinking water system in La Purificacion Tepetitla, a community located in the densely populated and semiarid region of the Valley of Mexico. The account shows how politics and culture shape community initiatives to develop adequate and equitable drinking water supplies in the Valley of Mexico's changing ecology. The research is based on 22 months of ethnographic fieldwork, carried out from 1993 to 2000. The book applies the culture concept to drinking water issues and furthers students' understanding of human diversity in terms of economics, ecological adaptation, politics, kinship, gender, ethnicity, health beliefs and practices, and religion and ritual.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Precious Liquid: Drinking Water and Culture in the Valley of Mexico (Case Studies On Contemporary Social Issues). To get started finding A Precious Liquid: Drinking Water and Culture in the Valley of Mexico (Case Studies On Contemporary Social Issues), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The text provides an ethnographic analysis of the social and cultural aspects of installing and managing a piped drinking water system in La Purificacion Tepetitla, a community located in the densely populated and semiarid region of the Valley of Mexico. The account shows how politics and culture shape community initiatives to develop adequate and equitable drinking water supplies in the Valley of Mexico's changing ecology. The research is based on 22 months of ethnographic fieldwork, carried out from 1993 to 2000. The book applies the culture concept to drinking water issues and furthers students' understanding of human diversity in terms of economics, ecological adaptation, politics, kinship, gender, ethnicity, health beliefs and practices, and religion and ritual.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Precious Liquid: Drinking Water and Culture in the Valley of Mexico (Case Studies On Contemporary Social Issues). To get started finding A Precious Liquid: Drinking Water and Culture in the Valley of Mexico (Case Studies On Contemporary Social Issues), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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