Marxism is the theoretical perspective used in this article, which explains the ways mode of production and capitalism reshaped Zinacantec society. During the 1900’s, the industrial revolution occurred causing the need for economic development. At the time, Zinacantec society relied on agriculture for subsistence needs. With the emergence of a new mode of production, the society inevitably shifted from a feudal system to a market-based economy.
New forces of production were introduced; factories, machines, resources and tools, which were all necessary for production and economic expansion. Capitalist privately owned these forces and depended heavily on wage labor to produce commodities, increasing their own profit. As a new distribution of
New forces of production were introduced; factories, machines, resources and tools, which were all necessary for production and economic expansion. Capitalist privately owned these forces and depended heavily on wage labor to produce commodities, increasing their own profit. As a new distribution of