Mayas in the Marketplace Tourism, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

Name: Mayas in the Marketplace Tourism, Globalization, and Cultural Identity
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ISBN: 9780292705678

ISBN-10: 0292705670

ISBN-13: 9780292705678

Edition: 2004

Authors: Walter E. Little

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Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork, Walter Little presents an ethnographic study of Maya handicraft vendors in the international marketplace. His wide-ranging research challenges our current understanding of tourism's negative impact on indigenous communities.

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Subjectivity and Fieldwork among Kaqchikel Vendors



Guatemala as a Living History Museum



Place and People in a Transnational Borderzone City



Antigua Tipica Markets and Identity Interaction



Mercado de Artesania Compania de Jesus and the Politics of Vending



Gendered Marketplace and Household Reorganization



The Places Kaqchikel Maya Vendors Call Home



Home as a Place of Exhibition and Performance in San Antonio Aguas Calientes



Marketing Maya Culture in Santa Catarina Palopo


Conclusion: Traditions and Commodities


Epilogue


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index