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

• Autore: Carey David <1967->
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (404 p.)
• Disciplina: 972.81; 972.81/00497415
• Soggetto topico: Cakchikel Indians - Ethnic identity; Cakchikel Indians - Historiography; Cakchikel philosophy; Oral tradition - Guatemala
• Soggetto geografico: Guatemala Ethnic relations; Guatemala History; Guatemala Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Our elders teach us
• ISBN: 0-8173-1327-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454714803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary American Indian studies.