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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Main Author: Goldin, Liliana R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:Text in English; one appendix in Spanish.
Published: Tucson, Ariz. : University of Arizona Press, [2009]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
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