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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827709803321

Autore

Konefal Betsy <1967->

Titolo

For every indio who falls [[electronic resource] ] : a history of Maya activism in Guatemala, 1960-1990 / / Betsy Konefal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2010

ISBN

1-283-63663-8

0-8263-4866-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Disciplina

972.8105/2

Soggetti

Mayas - Guatemala - Politics and government - 20th century

Mayas - Guatemala - Government relations

Guatemala History Civil War, 1960-1996

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. 227-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- "Two bloods!" : defining race and nation -- Mayas mobilized -- Envisioning the Pueblo -- Reinas indígenas and the authentic Maya -- Radicalizing violence -- "Pueblo against Pueblo" -- May all rise up?.

Sommario/riassunto

By following indigenous organizing experiences at multiple levels--local, regional, national, and international--this book explores how some Mayas became involved in political activism and opposition to a repressive state.