Maya intellectual renaissance : identity, representation, and leadership / Victor D. Montejo.
| Author/creator | Montejo, Víctor, 1951- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2005. |
| Description | xxii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies. ^A441638 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Maya identity and interethnic relations -- Pan-Mayanism : the complexity of Maya culture and the process of self-representation -- Representation via ethnography : mapping the Maya image in a Guatemalan primary-school social-studies textbook -- The multiplicity of Maya voices : Maya leadership and the politics of self-representation -- Truth, human rights, and representation : the case of Rigoberta Menchú -- The ethnohistory of Maya leadership -- Theoretical basis and strategies for Maya leadership -- Maya ways of knowing : modern Maya and the elders -- Leadership and Maya intellectuality -- Indigenous rights, security, and democracy in the Americas : the Guatemalan situation -- The twenty-first century and the future of the Maya in Guatemala. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-222) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005001967 |
| ISBN | 0292706847 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0292709390 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F1435.3.I57 M65 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |