Mayas in the marketplace : tourism, globalization, and cultural identity /

Selling handicrafts to tourists has brought the Maya peoples of Guatemala into the world market. Vendors from rural communities now offer their wares to more than 500,000 international tourists annually in the marketplaces of larger cities such as Antigua, Guatemala City, Panajachel, and Chichicaste...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Little, Walter E., 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Cakchikel Indians > Commerce.
Cakchikel Indians > Economic conditions.
Cakchikel Indians > Social conditions.
Maya business enterprises > Guatemala > Antigua Region.
Culture and tourism > Guatemala > Antigua Region.
Tourists > Guatemala > Antigua Region > Attitudes.
Cakchiquel > Commerce.
Cakchiquel > Conditions économiques.
Cakchiquel > Conditions sociales.
Entreprises mayas > Guatemala > Antigua, Région d'.
Ethnotourisme > Guatemala > Antigua, Région d'.
Touristes > Guatemala > Antigua, Région d' > Attitudes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Cakchikel Indians > Social conditions
Culture and tourism
Economic history
Maya business enterprises
Social conditions
Economische aspecten.
Toerisme.
Antigua Region (Guatemala) > Social conditions.
Antigua Region (Guatemala) > Economic conditions.
Antigua, Région d' (Guatemala) > Conditions sociales.
Antigua, Région d' (Guatemala) > Conditions économiques.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Subjectivity and Fieldwork among Kaqchikel Vendors
  • Guatemala as a Living History Museum
  • Place and People in a Transnational Borderzone City
  • Antigua Tipica Markets and Identity Interaction
  • Mercado de Artesania Compania de Jesus and the Politics of Vending
  • Gendered Marketplace and Household Reorganization
  • The Places Kaqchikel Maya Vendors Call Home
  • Home as a Place of Exhibition and Performance in San Antonio Aguas Calientes
  • Marketing Maya Culture in Santa Catarina Palopo
  • Conclusion: Traditions and Commodities.

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