Download or read book Modern Mayan women in Ek Balam Yucatan Mexico written by Leesha Faulkner and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On Being Maya and Getting By written by Sarah R. Taylor and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Being Maya and Getting By is an ethnographic study of the two Ek’Balams—a notable archaeological site and adjacent village—of the Yucatán Peninsula. When the archaeological site became a tourist destination, the village became the location of a community-based tourism development project funded by the Mexican government. Overt displays of heritage and a connection to Maya antiquity became important and profitable for the modern Maya villagers. Residents of Ek’Balam are now living in a complex ecosystem of natural and cultural resources where the notion and act of “being Maya” is deeply intertwined with economic development. The book explores how Ek’Balam villagers negotiate and maneuver through a web of social programs, tourists, volunteers, and expectations while living their daily lives. Focusing on the active processes in which residents choose to participate, author Sarah R. Taylor provides insights into how the ideological conflicts surrounding economic development play out in the negotiations between internal community politics and external social actors. The conflicts implicit to conceptions of “community” as a target for development are made explicit through the systematic questioning of what exactly it means to be a member of a local, indigenous, or sustainable community in the process of being developed. On Being Maya and Getting By is a rich description of how one community is actively negotiating with tourism and development and also a call for a more complex analysis of how rural villages are connected to greater urban, national, and global forces.
Download or read book Nine Mayan Women written by Mary Lindsay Elmendorf and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1976 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient Maya Women written by Traci Ardren and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2002 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flood of archaeological work in Maya lands has revolutionized our understanding of gender in ancient Maya society. The dozen contributors to this volume use a wide range of methodological strategies--archaeology, bioarchaeology, iconography, ethnohistory, epigraphy, ethnography--to tease out the details of the lives, actions, and identities of women of Mesoamerica. The chapters, most based upon recent fieldwork in Central America, examine the role of women in Maya society, their place in the political hierarchy and lineage structures, the gendered division of labor, and the discrepancy between idealized Mayan womanhood and the daily reality, among other topics. In each case, the complexities and nuances of gender relations is highlighted and the limitations of our knowledge acknowledged. These pieces represent an important advance in the understanding of Maya socioeconomic, political, and cultural life--and the archaeology of gender--and will be of great interest to scholars and students.
Download or read book The Modern Maya written by Macduff Everton and published by . This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent ethnographic photo-essay presents the modern Maya of Yucatán who--resilient, resourceful, creative, and armed with intimate knowledge of the place where they live--have survived centuries of upheaval
Download or read book Mayan People Within and Beyond Boundaries written by Peter Hervik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mayan People Within and Beyond Boundaries explores the Maya of Yucatan, the Maya of academic institutions and the Maya of the tourist industry. It examines the interplay between the local and the external, academic categories of the Maya, and seeks to transcend the paradoxical and incongruent relationship between the social spaces that breathe life into the categories. The notion of "shared social experience" is introduced to embody a focus on reflexivity that goes beyond the subjective position of the author and helps demystify the coexisting subjectivities characteristic of ethnographic fieldwork. It provides a basis for overcoming the exclusive focus on "author," " text," and "discourse" in contemporary postmodernist ethnography, while still conveying important ethnographic information.
Download or read book Top 10 Cancun and Yucatan written by Nick Rider and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Top 10 Cancun and Yucatan uses exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful travel guide in ebook format. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding the crowds to finding out the freebies, The DK Top 10 Guides take the work out of planning any trip.
Download or read book Becoming Maya written by Wolfgang Gabbert and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Gabbert, class has served as a self-defining category as much as ethnicity in Yucatan, and although we think of caste wars as struggles between Mayas and Mexicans, he shows that each side possessed a sufficiently complex ethnic makeup to rule out such pat observations.".
Download or read book The Zinacantecos of Mexico written by Evon Zartman Vogt and published by Case Studies in Cultural Anthr. This book was released on 1990 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition of a comprehensive survey of the Zincanteco belief system. The book begins with explanations of field work methods followed by detailed descriptions of the cycles encompassing hamlet life, social and domestic relations, and rituals. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book First Congress of Mayan Women written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Where the Sky Is Born written by Karen Ross and published by Jeanine Kitchel. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The journey of Jeanine Kitchel and her husband as they traveled to the Yucatan in 1985 and a decade later, left their Silicon Valley jobs to pursue a relaxed lifestyle in Puerto Morelos, a small fishing village on the Quintana Roo Coast south of Cancun.
Download or read book The Modern Maya written by Macduff Everton and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred and ninety-five fascinating bandw photographs by Everton, and an equally interesting text, present a richly preserved and colorfully varied culture. Includes essays by Ulrich Keller and Dorie Reents-Budet. The volume accompanies a traveling exhibit of the same name (at Lehigh U. Art Galleries through 1 January 1992, then at the Art Galleries of California State U., Northridge, 24 February-28 March 1992). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Tradition and Adaptation written by Irwin Press and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1975-09-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modern Mayan Women s Religious Choices written by Allison Hooper and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dwelling and Subjectification at the Ancient Urban Center of Chunchucmil Yucatan Mexico written by Scott Randolph Hutson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Political Ecology in a Yucatec Maya Community written by E. N. Anderson and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chunhuhub, the Conquest is not a done deal. Unlike many small tropical towns, Chunhuhub in rural Quintana Roo, Mexico, has not been a helpless victim of international forces. Its people are descendants of heroic Mayans who stood off the Spanish invaders. People in Chunhuhub continue to live largely through subsistence farming of maize and vegetables, supplemented by commercial orchard, livestock, and field crop cultivation. They are, however, also self-consciously “modernizing” by seeking better educational and economic opportunities. Political Ecology in a Yucatec Maya Community tells the story of Chunhuhub at the beginning of the twenty-first century, focusing on the resource management of plants and animals. E. N. Anderson and his Maya co-authors provide a detailed overview of Maya knowledge of and relationships with the environment, describing how these relationships have been maintained over the centuries and are being transformed by modernization. They show that the Quintana Roo Mayas have been working to find ways to continue ancient and sustainable methods of making a living while also introducing modern techniques that can improve that living. For instance, traditional subsistence agriculture is broadly sustainable at current population densities, but hunting is not, and modern mechanized agriculture has an uncertain future. Bringing the voice of contemporary Mayas to every page, the authors offer an encyclopedic overview of the region: history, environment, agriculture, medicine, social relations, and economy. Whether discussing the fine points of beekeeping or addressing the problem of deforestation, they provide a remarkably detailed account that immerses readers in the landscape. Maya of the Yucatán Peninsula have had more than their share of successes—and some failures as well—and as a study in political and cultural ecology, Political Ecology in a Yucatec Maya Community has much to tell us about tropical development and about the human condition. Their experience tells us that if we wish to have not only farms but also mahogany, wildlife, and ecotourism, then further efforts are needed. As Anderson observes, traditional Maya management, with its immense knowledge base, remains the best—indeed, the only—effective system for making a living from the Yucatán’s harsh landscape. Political Ecology in a Yucatec Maya Community is a compelling testament to the daily life practices of modern peasant farmers that can provide us with clues about more efficient management techniques for the conservation of biodiversity worldwide.
Download or read book Shadows a Mayan Way of Knowing written by Ruben E. Reina and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, looks at the remnants of Mayan culture today, and recounts the author's experiences among the modern Maya.
