Ethnology, Volume 37University of Pittsburgh, 1998 - Anthropology |
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Page 147
( Rojas Caballero 1982 : 3 ; my translation ) The town ' s saint appears as an
integral part of the rural agricultural cycle , a focal point of annual calendric rituals
. The fiesta takes place in the rustic and serene center of the town itself , a center
...
( Rojas Caballero 1982 : 3 ; my translation ) The town ' s saint appears as an
integral part of the rural agricultural cycle , a focal point of annual calendric rituals
. The fiesta takes place in the rustic and serene center of the town itself , a center
...
Page 150
According to town authorities , the haphazard development of Cota , this vital “ life
pump ” ( pulmón ) of Quillacollo , would provoke the entire town to “ rise up . ”
Civic leaders of the town feel strongly that the expanding new migrant zones on ...
According to town authorities , the haphazard development of Cota , this vital “ life
pump ” ( pulmón ) of Quillacollo , would provoke the entire town to “ rise up . ”
Civic leaders of the town feel strongly that the expanding new migrant zones on ...
Page 341
Directors of the OPCs throughout the town hold regular meetings and the director
for the entire town meets annually with directors from other towns and cities in the
prefecture . OPCs receive some financial support from the town ' s health ...
Directors of the OPCs throughout the town hold regular meetings and the director
for the entire town meets annually with directors from other towns and cities in the
prefecture . OPCs receive some financial support from the town ' s health ...
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Contents
Volume XXXVII Number | 4 |
A New Time and Place for Bolivian Popular Politics | 99 |
Performing National Culture in a Bolivian Migrant Community | 117 |
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