Made in Mexico

"In telling a traditional tale about Zapotecs in the town of Teotitlán del Valle, Wood explores the broader parameters of what is Zapotec culture and, especially, what are Zapotec textiles, in a transnational context.2010, Volume 42"—The Journal of Latin American Studies

"Made in Mexico represents a skillful combination of thick ethnographic description with sophisticated theorectical analysis. . . . Advanced students and scholars interested in museum studies, tourism, art, and cultural representation will find this to be a fascinating text, and it is well-suited to advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on these topics. Scholars of material culture in Mexico and the Southwestern United States especially will not want to miss it. Vol. 32, no. 2"—Museum Anthropology

". . . The international aspects of marketing and production, as well as weavers' uses of text sources to reproduce earlier Zapotec and Navajo textiles—beautifully illustrated in 30 color plates—underscore the social constructedness of representations of national cultural heritage. . . Recommended. Most levels/libraries.July 2009"—Choice

"Made in Mexico is an original and provocative examination of the trade in weavings and textiles. . . . A significant contribution to both the specific literature on Oaxacan weaving and a more general literature on the production and market of 'ethnic' arts and crafts."—Michael Chibnik, author of Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings