Maya nationalisms and postcolonial challenges in Guatemala
Subtitle: coloniality, modernity, and identity politics
By: Emilio del Valle Escalante.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: School for Advanced Research global indigenous politics series
Publisher: School for Advanced Research; School for Advanced Research Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Santa Fe, N.M
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781930618138
Subjects: Mayas -- Guatemala -- Politics and government; Mayas -- Guatemala -- Ethnic identity; Mayas -- Guatemala -- Government relations; Mayas -- Civil rights -- Guatemala; Civil rights movements -- Guatemala; Postcolonialism -- Guatemala; Nationalism -- Guatemala; Globalization -- Political aspects -- Guatemala; Guatemala -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects; Guatemala -- Colonial influence
Work titles: Nacionalismos mayas y desafíos postcoloniales en Guatemala.
Description: "This book focuses on the emergence and political-cultural implications of Guatemala's Maya movement. It explores how, since the 1970s, indigenous peoples have been challenging established, hegemonic narratives of modernity, history, nation, and cultural identity as these relate to the indigenous world. For the most part, these narratives have been fabricated by non-indigenous writers who have had the power not only to produce and spread knowledge but also to speak for and about the Maya world. Contemporary Maya narratives promote nationalisms based on the reaffirmation of Maya ethnicity and languages that constitute what it means to be Maya in present-day society, as well as political-cultural projects oriented toward the future."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Globalization, coloniality, and social movements; title: From the "Indian" as a problem to the Indian as a political and social agent : a first light of the Maya movement; title: New colonial and anti-colonial histories; title: Rethinking modernity and identity politics in the interethnic debate in Guatemala; title: Towards an intercultural education and citizenship; title: Conclusion: Final thoughts.