For every indio who falls : a history of Maya activism in Guatemala, 1960-1990 /
Scholars have disagreed about Maya participation in Guatemala's civil war, and the development of oppositional activism by Mayas during the war is poorly understood. Betsy Konefal explores this history in detail, examining the roots and diversity of Maya organizing and its place in the unfoldin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
2010.
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| Summary: | Scholars have disagreed about Maya participation in Guatemala's civil war, and the development of oppositional activism by Mayas during the war is poorly understood. Betsy Konefal explores this history in detail, examining the roots and diversity of Maya organizing and its place in the unfolding conflict. She traces debates about ethnicity, class, and revolution, and examines how (some) Mayas became involved in opposition to a repressive state."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 247 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826348654 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0826348653 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
