Monografías enterradas: el proyecto Man in Nature en Los Altos de Chiapas (1956–1959)

The purpose of this article is to analyze the results of the first stage of the Chicago project (1956–1959). We concentrate on examining the works that were directed to produce monographic visions or to study specific aspects of the Tzeltal and Tzotzil peoples. First of all, we deal with the structure and quantity of documents gathered in the report. Second, we move on to the analysis of the products. The intention is to describe the documents produced and to identify their main contributions and arguable aspects, as well as to show the elements that lead to questioning the “functionalist” or “culturalist” labels with which these works have been characterized, which, more than clarifying, have contributed to obscure their informative wealth.