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Maya cultural activism in Guatemala / edited by Edward F. Fischer and R. Mckenna Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- LLILAS Critical Reflections on Latin America Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Ethnic identity.
- Mayas.
- Mayas--Social life and customs.
- Mayas--Politics and government.
- Guatemala--Politics and government.
- Guatemala.
- Guatemala--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- "An important collection of essays on Mayan activism. Included are pieces by native and non-native scholars reviewing Guatemalan history, ethnic violence, peasant and indigenous cultural resistance to the State, material culture, development, and literacy. Each article brings to the fore a concern for human rights"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acronyms
- 1. Introduction: Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala
- 2. The Politics of Maya Revindication
- 3. Induced Culture Change as a Strategy for Socioeconomic Development: The Pan-Maya Movement in Guatemala
- 4. Maya Culture and the Politics of Development
- 5. Reading History as Resistance: Maya Public Intellectuals in Guatemala
- 6. The Discourse of Concealment and 1992
- 7. Old Writing and New Messages: The Role of Hieroglyphic Literacy in Maya Cultural Activism
- 8. The Workshop for Maya on Hieroglyphic Writing
- 9. Maya Clothing and Identity
- 10. Women, Weaving, and Education in Maya Revitalization
- 11. The Mayan Language Loyalty Movement in Guatemala
- 12. The Role of Language Standardization in Revitalization
- 13. Prescriptive Grammar and Kaqchikel Revitalization
- 14. Maya Education: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of Mayan Language Education Policy
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-292-76766-8
- OCLC:
- 1286808154
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