Maya Children: Helpers at the Farm

by Karen Kramer and Karen Kramer

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Among the Maya of Xculoc, an isolated farming village in the lowland forests of the Yucat?n peninsula, children contribute to household production in considerable ways. Thus this village, the subject of anthropologist Karen Kramer's study, affords a remarkable opportunity for understanding the economics of childhood in a pre-modern agricultural setting.

Drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and extensive data gathered over many...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674016904

ISBN13:9780674016903

Release Date:May 2005

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Ancient Children's Books Children's Studies Cultural Economic Conditions Economics Mayan Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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