Tepoztlán, a Mexican Village

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Robert Redfield's 1930 work, Tepoztlán, a Mexican Village, is a significant study in cultural anthropology. It examines the processes of cultural and social change, particularly the relationship between folk and urban societies. Redfield's fieldwork in Mexico led him to explore how communities transform over time. His research, including Tepoztlán, helped pioneer the study of acculturation and social change in the 1930s. The book is recognized as an innovative contribution to the field, analyzing the dynamics of a Mexican village.1

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Robert Redfield
…his field endeavours appeared in Tepoztlán, a Mexican Village (1930), which gained prompt recognition as an innovative work. In 1930 he became a research associate of the Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., for which he conducted field study over the next 16 years in the Yucatán and Guatemala. In 1934 he…
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…his field endeavours appeared in Tepoztlán, a Mexican Village (1930), which gained prompt recognition as an innovative work. In 1930 he became a research associate of the Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C., for which he conducted field study over the next 16 years in the Yucatán and Guatemala. In 1934 he…
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