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This article examines the emergence of a gift exchange system in the Mixtec-speaking town of Santiago Nuyoo in southern Mexico over the past 135 years. The author argues that reciprocal exchanges made to finance community festivals, or fiestas, are what make gift exchange in Mesoamerica distinct. Through charting the development of this system, called saa sa
- Author
- Henry Tantaleán
- Language
- EN