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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454714803321

Autore

Carey David <1967->

Titolo

Our elders teach us [[electronic resource] ] : Maya-Kaqchikel historical perspectives : xkib'ij kan qate' qatata' / / David Carey, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2001

ISBN

0-8173-1327-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Collana

Contemporary American Indian studies

Disciplina

972.81

972.81/00497415

Soggetti

Cakchikel Indians - Ethnic identity

Cakchikel Indians - Historiography

Cakchikel philosophy

Oral tradition - Guatemala

Electronic books.

Guatemala Ethnic relations

Guatemala History

Guatemala Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-372)and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Methodology; Introduction Ütz ipetik; 1 Town Origins Ri laq'ab'enïk; 2 Land, Labor, and Integration Ri rach'ulew rik'in ri samaj; 3 Epidemics Nima yab'il; 4 Natural Disasters Nima'q taq k'ayewal; 5 Education, Exclusion, and Assertiveness Ri tijob'äl rik'in ri qetamab'al, man junam ta'; 6 Kaqchikel in the Military Qawinäq pa ri ajlab'al; 7 Ubico's Legacy Achike rub'anikil ri champomal richin ri tata'aj; 8 Leaders K'amol taq b'eya'; 9 Ethnic Relations Qak'aslem kikin ri ch'aqa chïk winaqi'; Glossary; Timeline of Guatemalan Presidents from 1831; Notes; Sources

Sommario/riassunto

In this rich and dynamic work, David Carey Jr. provides a new perspective on contemporary Guatemalan history by allowing the indigenous peoples to speak for themselves. Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey uses both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of



the last 130 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years, including intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a year-long residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414