The Ch'orti' Maya Area: Past and Present

ISBN 10: 0813033314 / ISBN 13: 9780813033310

Edité par University Press of Florida, 2009

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Synopsis :

"An essential addition to the bookshelves of Mayanists and anyone interested in long-term processes of culture change."--Edward Schortman, Kenyon College

"Spans time, space, and disciplines to present well-rounded and actively contested views of the southeastern Guatemala and the northern frontier areas of Honduras and El Salvador. The diversity of the authors and their themes brings something for every reader, including the Ch'orti'."--Judith M. Maxwell, Tulane University

The Ch'orti' area--located in present-day Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador--was once the southernmost region of the ancient Maya world. Though thousands of years of tumultuous change have altered the face of the region drastically, many Ch'orti' have preserved their identity and maintained strong cultural ties to their past, and the region generally continues to practice traditions with Ch'orti' roots.

The Ch'orti's' connection with the Maya past and modern-day struggles with poverty and cultural encroachment have made the once little-studied Ch'orti' an important subject of anthropological research. The Ch'orti' Maya Area presents a holistic, multidisciplinary and long-term look at these people, their culture, and the region itself. Highlighting research from leading scholars around the globe, this collection is an impressive exploration of the history of human habitation in the area from approximately 3,000 years ago to the present.

À propos de l?auteur: Brent Metz, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas, is author of Ch'orti' Maya Survival in Eastern Guatemala. Cameron L. McNeil, adjunct assistant professor of anthropology at Queens College, CUNY, is editor of Chocolate in Mesoamerica. Kerry Hull is an associate professor in the College of Foreign Studies at Reitaku University, Japan.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Ch'orti' Maya Area: Past and Present
Éditeur : University Press of Florida
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket