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Into The Hearts Of The Amazons : In Search Of A Modern Matriarchy

Into The Hearts Of The Amazons : In Search Of A Modern Matriarchy Hard cover - 2006

by Demott, Tom

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Madison, Wisconsin: University Of Wisconsin Press - Terrace Books. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 2006. First Printing. Hard Cover. 268 pages: 6.25 x 9.25 in.: 1.6: KB#005432: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Printing Number Line (1 3 5 4 2). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Part rousing travel adventure through a little-known world and part popular ethnography, exploring how Zapotec women earned their legendary status in a remote corner of southern Mexico. To satisfy his curiosity about this culture, Tom DeMott journeyed to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where he discovered a thriving modern-day matriarchy among the people of the Isthmus - a cultural crossroads, breeding ground for rebels, and home to a half-million Zapotecs. DeMott integrated himself into the culture by joining in the rites of spring (where women pelt the men with fruit) ; by interviewing the women who control the marketplace where men are rarely seen; and by honoring the saints with drink and dance at all-night ceremonies. Evoking these singular women and their culture, DeMott tackles a primal question: What would life be like if women, rather than men, had the advantage?" .
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  • Title Into The Hearts Of The Amazons : In Search Of A Modern Matriarchy
  • Author Demott, Tom
  • Binding Hard Cover
  • Edition First Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine in Fine Dust Jacket
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Of Wisconsin Press - Terrace Books, Madison, Wisconsin
  • Date 2006
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 005432
  • ISBN 9780299216405 / 0299216403
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Zapotec women - Mexico - Juchitan de, Zapotec women - Mexico - Juchitan de
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005032818
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.897

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Tom DeMott is a travel writer who lives in San Francisco. His work has appeared in many publications, including the San Francisco Observer and Clubmex.

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