Our elders teach us : Maya-Kaqchikel historical perspectives : xkib'ij kan qate' qatata' / David Carey, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carey, David, 1967-

Series:

Contemporary American Indian studies.

Contemporary American Indian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cakchikel Indians--Ethnic identity.

Cakchikel Indians.

Cakchikel Indians--Historiography.

Cakchikel philosophy.

Oral tradition--Guatemala.

Oral tradition.

Guatemala--Ethnic relations.

Guatemala.

Guatemala--History.

Guatemala--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this rich and dynamic work, David Carey Jr. provides a new perspective on contemporary Guatemalan history by allowing the indigenous peoples to speak for themselves. Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey uses both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 130 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years, including intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a year-long residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Methodology; Introduction Ütz ipetik; 1 Town Origins Ri laq'ab'enïk; 2 Land, Labor, and Integration Ri rach'ulew rik'in ri samaj; 3 Epidemics Nima yab'il; 4 Natural Disasters Nima'q taq k'ayewal; 5 Education, Exclusion, and Assertiveness Ri tijob'äl rik'in ri qetamab'al, man junam ta'; 6 Kaqchikel in the Military Qawinäq pa ri ajlab'al; 7 Ubico's Legacy Achike rub'anikil ri champomal richin ri tata'aj; 8 Leaders K'amol taq b'eya'; 9 Ethnic Relations Qak'aslem kikin ri ch'aqa chïk winaqi'; Glossary; Timeline of Guatemalan Presidents from 1831; Notes; Sources

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-372)and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-1327-3

OCLC:

424524840

Publisher Number:

heb40241 hdl