| 00-Preliminaries |
Title page through index |
| 01-Introduction |
Introduction to the thesis topic |
| 02-Background |
Context, methods, purpose and concepts |
| 03-Earth phenomena |
Weather, landforms, soils, minerals & geology |
| 04-Land |
Ownership & surveying; place names |
| 05-Ethnobiology |
Plant and animal naminq and knowledge in K'ekchi' |
| 06-Staple foods |
Maize, beans and other field crops: management & yields |
| 07-Dooryard gardens |
Crops limited to near-house locations |
| 08-Animal management |
Ways to deal with wild and domestic animals |
| 09-Wood-based technologies |
Houses, firewood, and lumber |
| 10-Maguey fiber |
Growing, extracting and using a local fiber crop |
| 11-Minor plant-based technologies |
Basketry, chandlery and brewing |
| 12-Mineral technology |
Lime roasting and pottery |
| 13-Population |
Field site census and analysis |
| 14-Summary & conclusions |
Combined consequences of earlier chapters |
| 15-Appendix A |
The K'ekchi' language |
| 16-Appendix B |
Vocabulary of weights and measures |
| 17-Appendix C |
Maize yield details |
| 18-Appendix D |
Supplementary census data |
| 19-Appendix E |
Ethnobotanical dictionary (updated from original thesis version) |
| 20-Appendix F |
Ethnozoological dictionary (ditto) |
| 21-Appendix G |
Vocabulary of diseases, parasites and remedies |
| 22-References |
Bibliography (not updated from thesis version) |