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

• Autore: McAnany Patricia Ann
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 972/.6
• Soggetto topico: 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
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Maya cultural heritage
• ISBN: 1-4422-4128-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821168403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Archaeology in society series.