The Mayan in the mall : globalization, development and the making of modern Guatemala /

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This twentieth-century history of Guatemala begins with an analysis of the Grand Tikal Futura, a postmodern shopping mall with a faux-Mayan facade that is surrounded by a landscape of gated subdivisions, evangelical churches, motels, Kaqchikel-speaking villages, and some of the most poverty-stricken...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Way, John T. (John Thomas), 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Since 1985
Economic development > Social aspects > Guatemala.
Globalization > Social aspects > Guatemala.
Globalization > Economic aspects > Guatemala.
Mondialisation > Aspect social > Guatemala.
Mondialisation > Guatemala.
HISTORY / Latin America / Central America.
Economic development > Social aspects
Economic history
Globalization > Economic aspects
Globalization > Social aspects
Guatemala > Economic conditions > 1985-
Guatemala > Conditions économiques > 1985-
Guatemala
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This twentieth-century history of Guatemala begins with an analysis of the Grand Tikal Futura, a postmodern shopping mall with a faux-Mayan facade that is surrounded by a landscape of gated subdivisions, evangelical churches, motels, Kaqchikel-speaking villages, and some of the most poverty-stricken ghettos in the hemisphere.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-275, 278-299) and index.
ISBN:9780822394785
0822394782

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