Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acronyms vii
4. 1. Introduction: Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala 1
5. 2. The Politics of Maya Revindication 19
6. 3. Induced Culture Change as a Strategy for Socioeconomic Development: The Pan-Maya Movement in Guatemala 51
7. 4. Maya Culture and the Politics of Development 74
8. 5. Reading History as Resistance: Maya Public Intellectuals in Guatemala 89
9. 6. The Discourse of Concealment and 1992 107
10. 7. Old Writing and New Messages: The Role of Hieroglyphic Literacy in Maya Cultural Activism 114
11. 8. The Workshop for Maya on Hieroglyphic Writing 131
12. 9. Maya Clothing and Identity 141
13. 10. Women, Weaving, and Education in Maya Revitalization 156
14. 11. The Mayan Language Loyalty Movement in Guatemala 165
15. 12. The Role of Language Standardization in Revitalization 178
16. 13. Prescriptive Grammar and Kaqchikel Revitalization 195
17. 14. Maya Education: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of Mayan Language Education Policy 208
18. Bibliography 223
19. Index 241