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Ch'orti'-Maya survival in eastern Guatemala : indigeneity in transition /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Metz, Brent E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Chorti Indians > Politics and government.
Chorti Indians > Social conditions.
Chorti Indians > History.
Guatemala > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: What's indigenous, what's Maya?
  • In search of indigeneity in eastern Guatemala
  • History of the Jocotán Parish, 1524-1930
  • Las ruinas
  • A sense of centrality
  • The dis-integration of subsistence cultures
  • Excluded from "nuestra patria Guatemala," our fatherland
  • New opportunities, identities, and challenges in the global market
  • The Ch'orti' Maya movement
  • Conclusion: Indigenous Maya Ch'orti's.