Maya or Mestizo?: Nationalism, Modernity, and its Discontents (Teaching Culture: Utp Ethnographies for the Classroom)
Rarely do ethnographers take such a comprehensive and informed look at the places they work as Loewe has in this book. Based on more than 20 years of anthropological research, Mayan language studies, and an active engagement with local cultural and economic processes, this ethnography offers a panoramic view of Yucatán life, history, and politics—all through the very intimate lens of Maxcanú, a small community at the literal, and figurative, intersection of the global economy. (Walter Little, SUNY Albany)