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Faces of resistance : Maya heroes, power, and identity /

"Fosters a holistic understanding of the roles of Maya heroic figures as cornerstones of cultural identity and political resistance and power. In the sixteenth century, Q'eqchi' Maya leader Aj Poop B'atz' changed the course of Q'eqchi' history by welcoming Spanish...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kistler, S. Ashley, 1978- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University of Alabama Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Maya Heroes, Resistance, and Identity / S. Ashley Kistler
  • Tekun Umam : Maya Hero, K'iche' Hero / Judith M. Maxwell and Ixnal Ambrocia Cuma Chávez
  • Unsung Heroes : Cahí Ymox, Belehé Qat, and Kaqchikel Resistance to the Spanish Invasion of Guatemala, 1524-1540 / W. George Lovell and Christopher H. Lutz
  • Discovering Aj Poop B'atz' : Collaborative Ethnography and the Exploration of Q'eqchi' Identity / S. Ashley Kistler
  • The Man at the Crossroads : Mapla's Sojuel, Ancestral Guardian of Tz'utujil-Mayas / Allen J. Christenson
  • Jacinto Pat and the Talking Cross : Caste War Heroes in the Yucatán Peninsula / Stephanie J. Litka
  • The Hero Cult of Carrillo Puerto Versus the Maya Heroes Who Were Not Heroes : Historical Memory, Local Leadership, and the Pathology of Politics in Yucatán / Fernando Armstrong-Fumero
  • Heroines of Health Care : Germana Catu and Maya Midwives / David Carey Jr.
  • Rebellious Dignity : Remembering Maya Women and Resistance in the Guatemalan Armed Conflict / Betsy Konefal
  • "We Will No Longer Yield an Inch of Our Identity" : Antonio Pop Caal, 1941-2002 / Abigail E. Adams
  • "There Are No Heroes"/"We're All Heroes" : Kaqchikel Vendors' Reflections on National Holidays and National Heroes / Walter E. Little.