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

Title
Our elders teach us : Maya-Kaqchikel historical perspectives : xkib'ij kan qate' qatata' / David Carey, Jr.
Author
Carey, David, Jr., 1967-
Publication
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2001.

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Description
xv, 385 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
"Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey used both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 50 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years and included intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a yearlong residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414 interviews. By casting a wide net for his interviews - from tiny hamlets to bustling Guatemala City - Carey gained insight into more than a single community or a single group of Maya."--Jacket.
Series Statement
Contemporary American Indian studies
Uniform Title
  • Project Muse UPCC books
  • Contemporary American Indian studies.
Subject
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-372) and index.
Language (note)
  • English text with Maya-Kaqchikel glossary.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Town Origins -- 2. Land, Labor, and Integration -- 3. Epidemics -- 4. Natural Disasters -- 5. Education, Exclusion, and Assertiveness -- 6. Kaqchikel in the Military -- 7. Ubico's Legacy -- 8. Leaders -- 9. Ethnic Relations -- Timeline of Guatemalan Presidents from 1831.
ISBN
  • 081731119X
  • 9780817311193
LCCN
2001002652
OCLC
  • 46936129
  • SCSB-11805600
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library