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Where did the eastern Mayas go? : the historical, relational, and contingent interplay of Ch'orti' indigeneity /

"This volume explores the issue of who is Indigenous by focusing on the sociohistorical transformations over the past two millennia of the Ch'orti' Maya. The language of elite writers in Classic Maya civilization was Proto-Ch'olan, but by the end of the colonial period (1524-1821...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Metz, Brent E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Louisville, Colorado : Albany, New York : University Press of Colorado ; Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, [2022]
Colección:Studies on culture and society ; v. 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Four approaches to indigeneity
  • Exploring the precolonial foundations of the "Ch'orti' Area"
  • Colonial predation and Apay division and contraction
  • Indigeneity in the last Ch'orti'-speaking municipios of Guatemala : Jocotán, Olopa, Camotán, San Juan Ermita, La Unión
  • Beyond the contemporary Ch'orti'-speaking area of Guatemala
  • History behind the Honduran Ch'orti' movement
  • Survey of Copán Ruinas, Santa Rita, Cabañas, and El Paraíso
  • Ocotepeque : Indian, Ch'orti', Indigenous, or Mestizo?
  • Northwestern El Salvador : Can indigeneity disappear?
  • Conclusion : Who's indigenous Ch'orti'? Who Cares?