Migration and alienation in an Indian Community in Mexico

The main focus of this paper is to show how the Maquila Industry (assembly plant) -as part of the globalization process- has affected Mexican economy. To illustrate this point throughout this paper, I will refer to a case of a city where ten percent of the industry within Mexico has recently been established, as well as how this industrial structure has affected the leisure lifestyles of an Indian community. I draw attention to this leisure transformation, as the community has, up until now, remained culturally traditional and has, as of late, been faced with accelerated changes and unpredictable consequences.

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Mexican Social Anthropologist and Ethnologist. Full Professor, Researcher and Dean at the Social Relations Department, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Xochimilco Campus (UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA METROPOLITANA-XOCHIMILC0), Mexico City. Professor at National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO), Mexico City.