The blood of Guatemala : a history of race and nation
Over the latter half of the twentieth century, the Guatemalan state slaughtered more than two hundred thousand of its citizens. In the wake of this violence, a vibrant pan-Mayan movement has emerged, one that is challenging Ladino (non-indigenous) notions of citizenship and national identity. This book deals with this topic.
xviii, 343 p. : il., mapas ; 24 cm.
9780822324959, 0822324954
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List of Illustrations xiiiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction: Searching for the Living among the Dead 1Prelude: A World Put Right, 31 March 1840 201. The Greatest Indian City in the World: Caste, Gender, and Politics, 1750-1821 252. Defending the Pueblo: Popular Protests and Elite Politics, 1786-1826 543. A Pestilent Nationalism: The 1837 Cholera Epidemic Reconsidered 824. A House with Two Masters: Carrera and the Restored Republic of Indians 995. Principales to Patrones, macehuales to Mozos: Land, Labor, and the Commodification of Community 1106. Regenerating the Race: Race, Class, and the Nationalization of Ethnicity 1307. Time and Space among the Maya: Mayan Modernism and the Transformation of the City 1598. The Blood of Guatemalans: Class Struggle and the Death of K'iche' Nationalism 198Conclusions: The Limits of Nation, 1954-1999 220Epilogue: The Living among the Dead 234Appendix 1 Names and Places 237Appendix 2 Glossary 241Notes 243Works Cited 315Index 337