Tecpán Guatemala
Subtitle: a modern Maya town in global and local context
By: Edward F. Fischer, Carol Hendrickson
Contributors: Hendrickson, Carol Elaine, 1949-
Series: Westview case studies in anthropology
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Cakchikel Indians -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala -- Social life and customs; Cakchikel philosophy -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala; Earthquakes -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala; Political violence -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala; Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala) -- Social conditions; Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala) -- Economic conditions; Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala) -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-158) and index
Table of contents: title: Tecpán; title: The Guatemalan context; title: Maya histories; title: Natural disaster, political violence, and cultural resurgence; title: Kaqchikel hearts, souls, and selves : competing religions and worldviews; title: Language, dress, and identity; title: The land and its fruits : cultural associations in changing economic times