Title Tecpan Guatemala : a Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context.

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New York : Westview Press, 2002.

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Description	1 online resource (181 pages).
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Series	Westview Case Studies in Anthropology
	Westview case studies in anthropology.
Summary	What does it mean to be Maya in the modern world? Focusing on a Guatemalan town, this case study explores the cultural, political, and economic changes of this society over time.
Contents	Tecpán -- The Guatemalan context -- Maya histories -- Natural disaster, political violence, and cultural resurgence -- Kaqchikel hearts, souls, and selves : competing religions and worldviews -- Language, dress, and identity -- The land and its fruits: cultural associations in changing economic times.
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Subject	Cakchikel Indians -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala -- Social life and customs.
	Cakchikel Indians.
	Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala.
	Manners and customs.
	Cakchikel philosophy -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala.
	Cakchikel philosophy.
	Earthquakes -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala.
	Earthquakes.
	Political violence -- Guatemala -- Tecpán Guatemala.
	Political violence.
	Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala) -- Social conditions.
	Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala) -- Economic conditions.
	Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala) -- Politics and government.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Hendrickson, Carol.
Other Form:	Print version: Fischer, Edward F. Tecpan Guatemala : A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context. New York : Westview Press, ©2002 9780813337227
ISBN	9780813346168 (electronic book)
	0813346169 (electronic book)

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