Maya Intellectual Renaissance: Identity, Representation, And Leadership - Couverture souple

Montejo, Victor D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0292709390 ISBN 13 : 9780292709393

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2005

Synopsis

When Mayan leaders protested the celebration of the Quincentenary of the "discovery" of America and joined with other indigenous groups in the Americas to proclaim an alternate celebration of 500 years of resistance, they rose to national prominence in Guatemala. This was possible in part because of the cultural, political, economic, and religious revitalization that occurred in Mayan communities in the later half of the twentieth century. Another result of the revitalization was Mayan students' enrollment in graduate programs in order to reclaim the intellectual history of the brilliant Mayan past. Victor Montejo was one of those students.

This is the first book to be published outside of Guatemala where a Mayan writer other than Rigoberta Menchu discusses the history and problems of the country. It collects essays Montejo has written over the past ten years that address three critical issues facing Mayan peoples today: identity, representation, and Mayan leadership. Montejo is deeply invested in furthering the discussion of the effectiveness of Mayan leadership because he believes that self-evaluation is necessary for the movement to advance. He also criticizes the racist treatment that Mayans experience, and advocates for the construction of a more pluralistic Guatemala that recognizes cultural diversity and abandons assimilation. This volume maps a new political alternative for the future of the movement that promotes inter-ethnic collaboration alongside a reverence for Mayan culture.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Victor Montejo is Professor of Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0292709390
• ISBN 13: 9780292709393
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
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• Personne responsable: non disponible