Maya cultural activism in Guatemala
By: edited by Edward F. Fischer and R. Mckenna Brown.
Contributors: Fischer, Edward F., 1966-; Brown, R. McKenna, 1954-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Critical reflections on Latin America series
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Institute of Latin American Studies
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Mayas -- Ethnic identity.; Mayas -- Social life and customs.; Mayas -- Politics and government.; Ethnicity -- Guatemala.; Guatemala -- Politics and government.; Guatemala -- Social life and customs.
Description: "An important collection of essays on Mayan activism. Included are pieces by native and non-native scholars reviewing Guatemalan history, ethnic violence, peasant and indigenous cultural resistance to the State, material culture, development, and literacy. Each article brings to the fore a concern for human rights"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-239) and index.