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For every indio who falls : a history of Maya activism in Guatemala, 1960-1990 / Betsy Konefal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Konefal, Betsy, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Guatemala--Politics and government--20th century.
- Mayas.
- Mayas--Guatemala--Government relations.
- Guatemala--History--Civil War, 1960-1996.
- Guatemala.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (261 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- By following indigenous organizing experiences at multiple levels--local, regional, national, and international--this book explores how some Mayas became involved in political activism and opposition to a repressive state.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- "Two bloods!" : defining race and nation
- Mayas mobilized
- Envisioning the Pueblo
- Reinas indígenas and the authentic Maya
- Radicalizing violence
- "Pueblo against Pueblo"
- May all rise up?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283636636
- 1283636638
- 9780826348661
- 0826348661
- OCLC:
- 817819324
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