Engendering Mayan history : Kaqchikel women as agents and conduits of the past, 1875-1970 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Carey, David, Jr., 1967-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2006.
Subjects:	Cakchikel women > Social conditions. Cakchikel women > Ethnic identity. Cakchikel Indians > History. Feminism > Guatemala. Guatemala > Social conditions.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Mayan women as history
"Our star and a vision for us" : a midwife's tale of social change and control, 1931-1966
"And all the men could do was work in the fields" : feminine perspectives on Guatemala's international export economy, 1875-1965
From quotidian tasks to entrepreneurial opportunities : Mayan women and labor in highland Guatemala, 1890-1965
"What is indio, if the nation is indigenous?" : ethnic violence, gender, and nationalism in Guatemala, 1944 to 1967
Degrees of education : Mayan women and public schools, 1900-1965.