Fear as a way of life
Subtitle: Mayan widows in rural Guatemala
By: Linda Green.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
Subjects: Cakchikel women -- Wars; Cakchikel women -- Crimes against; Cakchikel women -- Social conditions; War widows -- Guatemala -- Social conditions; War widows -- Guatemala -- Economic conditions; Guatemala -- Politics and government
Description: This text traces the links between the political violence and repression in the late-20th century and long-term systemic violence connected with class inequalities and gender and ethnic oppression. It addresses the social responsibilities inherent in thepractice of anthropology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-213) and index.