Maya ethnolinguistic identity : violence, cultural rights, and modernity in highland Guatemala /

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"In this valuable book, ethnographer and anthropologist Brigittine French mobilizes new critical-theoretical perspectives in linguistic anthropology, applying them to the politically charged context of contemporary Guatemala. Beginning with an examination of the "nationalist project"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: French, Brigittine M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Mayas > Ethnic identity.
Mayas > Languages.
Mayas > Violence against.
Anthropological linguistics > Guatemala.
Mayan languages > Guatemala.
Language and culture > Guatemala.
Politics and culture > Guatemala.
Mayas > Identité ethnique.
Mayas > Langues.
Mayas > Violence envers.
Ethnolinguistique > Guatemala.
Langues maya-quiché > Guatemala.
Langage et culture > Guatemala.
Politique et culture > Guatemala.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Anthropological linguistics
Ethnic relations
Language and culture
Mayan languages
Mayas > Ethnic identity
Politics and culture
Politics and government
Social conditions
Guatemala > Social conditions.
Guatemala > Ethnic relations.
Guatemala > Politics and government.
Guatemala > Politique et gouvernement.
Guatemala
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : language ideologies, collective identities, and the politics of exclusion
  • The paradox of ethnolinguistic identity : essentialisms, state-sponsored violence, and cultural righs
  • Political linguistics : expert linguists and modernist epistemologies in the Guatemalan nation
  • Traditional histories, local selves, and challenges to linguistic unification
  • Modernity and local linguistic ideologies in Chimaltenango
  • Traditional Maya women and linguistic reproduction
  • Conclusion : vernacular modernities and the objectification of tradition.

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