Scott Cook is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Martin Diskin (1935–1997) was Professor of Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• Note to the reader Foreword by Sidney W. Mintz Preface Acknowledgments Part One. Introduction 1. The Peasant Market Economy of the Valley of Oaxaca in Analysis and History (Scott Cook and Martin Diskin) 2. The Oaxaca Market Study Project: Origins, Scope, and Preliminary Findings (Ralph L. Beals) Part Two. The Valley System and Related Regional Systems 3. The Structure of a Peasant Market System in Oaxaca (Martin Diskin) 4. Markets as Mirrors: Reflectors of the Economic Activity and the Regional Culture of Coastal Oaxaca (Herbert M. Eder) 5. The Zoogocho Plaza System in the Sierra Zapoteca of Villa Alta (Richard L. Berg, Jr.) 6. Survey of the Market System in the NochixtlÁn Valley and the Mixteca Alta (John C. Warner) Part Three. Producers and Marketers: Case Studies 7. The “Market” as Location and Transaction: Dimensions of Marketing in a Zapotec Stoneworking Industry (Scott Cook) 8. Zapotec Viajeras (Beverly ChiÑas) 9. Examples of Stability and Change from Santa MarÍa Atzompa (Charlotte Stolmaker) 10. The Marketplace Traders of San Antonino: A Quantitative Analysis (Ronald Waterbury and Carole Turkenik) Part Four. Problems in Retrospect and Prospect 11. A Historical-Ecological Approach to the Study of the Oaxaca Plaza System (Martin Diskin) 12. A Concluding Critical Look at Issues of Theory and Method in Oaxaca Market Studies (Scott Cook and Martin Diskin) Appendix. Maps and Demographic Tables (Cecil R. Welte) Table A-1. State of Oaxaca: Population by Districts Table A-2. Municipios within Which Plazas of the Market Studies Are Located Map A-1. State of Oaxaca and Surroundings Map A-2. The Central Valleys of Oaxaca Glossary Notes References Cited Index

Scott Cook is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Martin Diskin (1935–1997) was Professor of Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• Note to the reader Foreword by Sidney W. Mintz Preface Acknowledgments Part One. Introduction 1. The Peasant Market Economy of the Valley of Oaxaca in Analysis and History (Scott Cook and Martin Diskin) 2. The Oaxaca Market Study Project: Origins, Scope, and Preliminary Findings (Ralph L. Beals) Part Two. The Valley System and Related Regional Systems 3. The Structure of a Peasant Market System in Oaxaca (Martin Diskin) 4. Markets as Mirrors: Reflectors of the Economic Activity and the Regional Culture of Coastal Oaxaca (Herbert M. Eder) 5. The Zoogocho Plaza System in the Sierra Zapoteca of Villa Alta (Richard L. Berg, Jr.) 6. Survey of the Market System in the NochixtlÁn Valley and the Mixteca Alta (John C. Warner) Part Three. Producers and Marketers: Case Studies 7. The “Market” as Location and Transaction: Dimensions of Marketing in a Zapotec Stoneworking Industry (Scott Cook) 8. Zapotec Viajeras (Beverly ChiÑas) 9. Examples of Stability and Change from Santa MarÍa Atzompa (Charlotte Stolmaker) 10. The Marketplace Traders of San Antonino: A Quantitative Analysis (Ronald Waterbury and Carole Turkenik) Part Four. Problems in Retrospect and Prospect 11. A Historical-Ecological Approach to the Study of the Oaxaca Plaza System (Martin Diskin) 12. A Concluding Critical Look at Issues of Theory and Method in Oaxaca Market Studies (Scott Cook and Martin Diskin) Appendix. Maps and Demographic Tables (Cecil R. Welte) Table A-1. State of Oaxaca: Population by Districts Table A-2. Municipios within Which Plazas of the Market Studies Are Located Map A-1. State of Oaxaca and Surroundings Map A-2. The Central Valleys of Oaxaca Glossary Notes References Cited Index

Scott Cook is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Martin Diskin (1935–1997) was Professor of Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

• Note to the reader Foreword by Sidney W. Mintz Preface Acknowledgments Part One. Introduction 1. The Peasant Market Economy of the Valley of Oaxaca in Analysis and History (Scott Cook and Martin Diskin) 2. The Oaxaca Market Study Project: Origins, Scope, and Preliminary Findings (Ralph L. Beals) Part Two. The Valley System and Related Regional Systems 3. The Structure of a Peasant Market System in Oaxaca (Martin Diskin) 4. Markets as Mirrors: Reflectors of the Economic Activity and the Regional Culture of Coastal Oaxaca (Herbert M. Eder) 5. The Zoogocho Plaza System in the Sierra Zapoteca of Villa Alta (Richard L. Berg, Jr.) 6. Survey of the Market System in the NochixtlÁn Valley and the Mixteca Alta (John C. Warner) Part Three. Producers and Marketers: Case Studies 7. The “Market” as Location and Transaction: Dimensions of Marketing in a Zapotec Stoneworking Industry (Scott Cook) 8. Zapotec Viajeras (Beverly ChiÑas) 9. Examples of Stability and Change from Santa MarÍa Atzompa (Charlotte Stolmaker) 10. The Marketplace Traders of San Antonino: A Quantitative Analysis (Ronald Waterbury and Carole Turkenik) Part Four. Problems in Retrospect and Prospect 11. A Historical-Ecological Approach to the Study of the Oaxaca Plaza System (Martin Diskin) 12. A Concluding Critical Look at Issues of Theory and Method in Oaxaca Market Studies (Scott Cook and Martin Diskin) Appendix. Maps and Demographic Tables (Cecil R. Welte) Table A-1. State of Oaxaca: Population by Districts Table A-2. Municipios within Which Plazas of the Market Studies Are Located Map A-1. State of Oaxaca and Surroundings Map A-2. The Central Valleys of Oaxaca Glossary Notes References Cited Index