"The only true people" : linking Maya identities past and present /

A timely and rigorous examination of ethnicity among the ancient Maya, focusing on ethnogenesis and exploring the complexities of Maya identity, how it developed, how it emerged and how it continues to change. Challenges the notion of ethnically homogenous "Maya peoples" for their region a...

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Other Authors: Beyyette, Bethany J. (Editor), LeCount, Lisa J. (Lisa Jeanne), 1955- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2017]
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Summary:A timely and rigorous examination of ethnicity among the ancient Maya, focusing on ethnogenesis and exploring the complexities of Maya identity, how it developed, how it emerged and how it continues to change. Challenges the notion of ethnically homogenous "Maya peoples" for their region and chronology.
Physical Description:xviii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781607325666 (cloth)
1607325667 (cloth)