Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Part I The Ambivalence of Heritage
6. Chapter One A new approach to heritage 1
7. Chapter Two Cartographies of patrimony 29
8. Part II “Maya Archaeology as the Mayas See It”
9. Introduction 57
10. Chapter Three Chichén Itzá: A century of privatization 65
11. Chapter Four By blood or by sweat: Shaping rights to world heritage 97
12. Chapter Five Chunchucmil: Ambivalence in a heritage landscape 135
13. Chapter Six. Archaeology, ejidos, and space-claiming techniques 173
14. Conclusion Docile descendants and illegitimate heirs: The ambivalence of inheritance 207
15. Notes 213
16. References 225
17. Index 237