other social arenas, less desirable. The successful migrant spends on material prestige symbols of a more urband, and not on traditional generosity, on building loyalty and dependence in the village itself. The two most stylish guest rooms in Sakaltutan in I955 belonged to young migrant craftsmen. But neither were men of importance in village affairs. In the next generation, the father with little land and an earned income from his own migration will surely be less able to hold his sons, and even if he can hold their loyalty, he will be unable to use them in the traditional way.
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Updated Thursday, April 13, 1995