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Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community : Health, Happiness, and Identity / Kristina Baines.

Author/creator Baines, Kristina, 1973-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Descriptionx, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Beginning at the end : "He is nearly dead" -- The Mopan Maya in Belize : "They do it different across" -- Nutrition as tradition : "It's what indian people eat" -- Bodies at work, bodies at rest : "We boss ourselves" -- Educating well : "They are lazy to learn it now" -- Changing spaces, changing faces : "I could not live where there is no jippy jappa" -- Alone, together : "You are not afraid?" -- Ending at the beginning : "The past is the future".
Scope and content "Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community is a rich ethnography detailing how ecological heritage practices are central to life and health in a Maya community. It clearly illuminates the more nuanced effects of development processes, including land rights, healthcare access, and education access"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015036104
ISBN9781498512824 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
ISBN9781498512848 (paperback : alkaline paper)

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