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On Being Maya and Getting By Heritage Politics and Community Development in Yucatán / Sarah R. Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Sarah R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mayas--Antiquities.
- Mayas.
- Heritage tourism--Mexico--Ekbalam.
- Heritage tourism.
- Yucatán (Mexico : State)--Antiquities.
- Yucatán (Mexico : State).
- Ekbalam Site (Mexico).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 pages)
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2018]
- Summary:
- "An ethnographic study of the two Ek' Balams-the notable archaeological site and the adjacent village-of the Yucatan Peninsula. When the archaeological site became a tourist destination, the village became a community-based tourism development project funded by the Mexican government. Maya heritage became important and profitable"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : a tale of two Ek' Balams
- The arrival of tourism
- Maps, guides, and the beaten path
- Negotiating tourism
- Land tenure, tourism, and free trade
- Development in a community in crisis
- Maya cosmopolitans
- Defining successful community development
- Conclusion : being Maya, getting by.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781607327721
- 1607327724
- OCLC:
- 1062395576
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