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A precious liquid : drinking water and culture in the Valley of Mexico
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- Creator
- Michael C. Ennis-McMillan
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2006
- Physical Details
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- xvi, 155 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0534612857, 9780534612856
- OCLC
- ocm63265277
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-150) and index.
- Ch. 1. Introduction : a precious liquid -- Ch. 2. On the edge of a water crisis -- Ch. 3. "The soul of a pueblo" : local water history -- Ch. 4. Leveling the water : the power of civil and religious cargos -- Ch. 5. "It's our custom" : water rights and obligations -- Ch. 6. "Everything is the responsibility of the woman" : gender and water management -- Ch. 7. "We are suffering from water" : health and resource scarcity -- Ch. 8. Searching for equity : critical reflections on emerging global water issues
Subjects
- Ethnology -- Mexico -- La Purificación Tepetitla.
- Indigenous peoples -- Ecology -- Mexico -- La Purificación Tepetitla.
- Drinking water -- Social aspects -- Mexico -- La Purificación Tepetitla.
- Water-supply -- Social aspects -- Mexico -- La Purificación Tepetitla.
- Water resources development -- Mexico -- La Purificación Tepetitla.
- Water rights -- Mexico -- La Purificación Tepetitla.
- Cofradías (Latin America) -- Mexico -- La Purificación Tepetitla.