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

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"Scholars and Guatemalans have characterized eastern Guatemala as "Ladino" or non-Indian. The Ch'orti' do not exhibit the obvious indigenous markers found among the Mayas of western Guatemala, Chiapas, and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. Few still speak Ch'orti',...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metz, Brent E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2006.
Temas:
Chorti Indians > History.
Chorti Indians > Social conditions.
Chorti Indians > Politics and government.
Chortí > Histoire.
Chortí > Conditions sociales.
HISTORY > Latin America > Central America.
Chortíes > Política y gobierno.
Chortíes > Historia.
Chortíes > Identidad cultural.
Chorti Indians
Manners and customs
Identität
Guatemala > Social life and customs.
Guatemala
Chortí
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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