Global Maya : work and ideology in rural Guatemala /
In the central highland Maya communities of Guatemala, the demands of the global economy have become a way of life. This book explores how rural peoples experience economic and cultural change as their country joins the global market, focusing on their thoughts about work and sustenance as a way of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Text in English; one appendix in Spanish. |
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Tucson, Ariz. :
University of Arizona Press,
[2009]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the central highland Maya communities of Guatemala, the demands of the global economy have become a way of life. This book explores how rural peoples experience economic and cultural change as their country joins the global market, focusing on their thoughts about work and sustenance as a way of learning about Guatemala's changing economy. |
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| Item Description: | Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 electronict text (x, 242 pages) :) : illustrations, map, digital fil |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816501175 |