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Culture and customs of Guatemala

By Maureen E. Shea

Book information

Publisher
Greenwood Press
Year
2001
ISBN
9780313305962, 031330596X
ISSN
1521-8856
Open Library ID
OL10419837M
Language
english
Format
CHM
Filesize
4 MB (3737373 bytes)
Series
Culture and customs of Latin America and the Caribbean
Pages
192\0
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20

Description

Culture and Customs of Guatemala offers a well rounded portrait of the people of the land known for breathtaking highlands, brilliantly colored Mayan textiles, generations of ruthless dictators, and violence against the Mayas since the Spanish conquest. This Central American hotspot is the home to a majority of Mayas, their coexistence with Ladinos--the non-Mayas, and the issue of land ownership provide the framework for understanding contemporary society. The blend of Mayan and Ladino cultural identities that shape Guatemala today permeates Shea

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