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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821168403321

Autore

McAnany Patricia Ann

Titolo

Maya cultural heritage : how archaeologists and Indigenous communities engage the past / / Patricia A. McAnany

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-4128-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Archaeology in Society Series

Disciplina

972/.6

Soggetti

Mayas - Antiquities

Mayas - Antiquities - Collection and preservation

Mayas - Social conditions

Community life - Mexico

Community life - Central America

Archaeology - Social aspects - Mexico

Archaeology - Social aspects - Central America

Cultural property - Protection - Mexico

Cultural property - Protection - Central America

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Background and the big ideas -- Haunting questions -- Forging nationalism and indenturing labor -- Disciplining the past -- Rethinking business as usual -- Engaging the shadow of "the ancient Maya" -- Part II. Connecting with communities around heritage issues -- Bridges to community partnerships -- The Maya Area Cultural Heritage Initiative (MACHI) -- In their own words -- Talking cultural heritage at school with Sarah M. Rowe -- Performing the past, creating a future with Sarah M. Rowe -- Restoring balance : pathways to heritage without irony.

Sommario/riassunto

"Sheds light on the varied ways today's Maya communities relate to--and are often distanced from--their deep past, historicizes the role of archaeologists and nations in pre-Columbian heritage, and highlights how grass-roots heritage programs can bridge scientific investigation



and local community interests"--Provided by publisher.