Engendering Mayan History Kaqchikel Women As Agents and Conduits of the Past, 1875-1970

Name: Engendering Mayan History Kaqchikel Women As Agents and Conduits of the Past, 1875-1970
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ISBN: 9780415945608

ISBN-10: 0415945607

ISBN-13: 9780415945608

Edition: 2006

Authors: David Carey Jr.

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Presenting Mayan history from the perspective of Mayan women--whose voices until now have not been documented--David Carey allows these women to present their worldviews in their native language, adding a rich layer to recent Latin American historiography, and increasing our comprehension of indigenous perspectives of the past. Drawing on years of research among the Maya that specifically documents women's oral histories, Carey gives Mayan women a platform to discuss their views on education, migrant labor, work in the home, female leadership, and globalization. These oral histories present an ideal opportunity to understand indigenous women's approach to history, the apparent…

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List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/27/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.012



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


A Note on Mayan Orthography


Introduction: Mayan Women as History



"Our Star and a Vision for Us": A Midwife's Tale of Social Change and Control, 1931-1966



"And All the Men Could Do Was Work in the Fields": Female Perspectives on Guatemala's International Agro-Export Economy, 1875-1965



From Quotidian Tasks to Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Mayan Women and Labor in Highland Guatemala, 1890-1965



"What Is Indio, If the Nation Is Indigenous?": Ethnic Violence, Gender, and Nationalism in Guatemala, 1944 to 1967



Degrees of Education: Mayan Women and Public Schools, 1900-1965


Conclusion: (Re) Positioning Mayan Women in the Past


Epilogue


Glossary



Description of Oral History Informants by Town or Aldea


Notes


Works Cited