Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala (LLILAS Critical Reflections on Latin Ameri

Maya Cultural Activism in GuatemalaAuthor(s): Edward F. Fischer, R. McKenna Brown\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Texas Press, United States\nImprint: University of Texas Press\nISBN-13: 9780292708518, 978-0292708518\nSynopsis\nMaya Cultural Activism in Guatemala marks a new era in Guatemalan studies by offering an up-to-the-minute look at the pan-Maya movement and the future of the Maya people as they struggle to regain control over their cultural destiny. The successful emergence of what is in some senses a nationalism grounded in ethnicity and language has challenged scholars to reconsider their concepts of nationalism, community, and identity.\n\nEditors Edward F. Fischer and R. McKenna Brown have brought together essays by virtually all the leading [url] experts on contemporary Maya communities and the top Maya scholars working in Guatemala today. Supplementing scholarly analysis of Mayan cultural activism is a position statement originating within the movement and .