Continuities in Highland Maya Social Organization : Ethnohistory in Sacapulas, Guatemala /

Continuities in Highland Maya Social Organization innovatively combines ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and archaeological research to present the first study of the Maya community from preconquest to modern times.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Hill II, Robert M. (Author), Monaghan, John (Author)
Other Authors: Bricker, Victoria R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1987]
Series:Ethnohistory series (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subjects:
Quiché Indians > History.
Quiché Indians > Social life and customs.
Quiché > Histoire.
Quiché > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
Quiché Indians.
Sacapulas (Guatemala) > Historia.
Sacapulas (Guatemala) > History.
Guatemala > Sacapulas.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Foreword
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • 1. Sacapulas Today: An Ethnographic Summary of Its Canton Organization
  • 2. Chinamit and Molab: Precursors of the Canton
  • 3. Parcialidades, Population, and Processes in Sacapulas: A Historical Overview
  • 4. Preconquest Political Geography
  • 5. Initial Contacts and Formation of the Pueblo: Congregation in Sacapulas
  • 6. Boundary Disputes: "Range Wars"
  • 7. Ejido and Pueblo versus Parcialidad: An Attempt at Directed Change
  • 8. An Amaq' Breaks Down
  • 9. Continuity in Change
  • 10. Conclusions and Implications
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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