Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. PART I Contexts of Study
6. 1 Maya Culture and Identity Politics 3
7. 2 Tecpán and Patzún 31
8. PART II Global Processes and Pan-Maya Identity Politics
9. 3 Guatemalan Political Economies and the World System 65
10. 4 The Rise of Pan-Maya Activism 83
11. 5 Constructing a Pan-Maya Identity in a Postmodern World 115
12. PART III Maya Identity as Lived Experience in Tecpán and Patzún
13. 6 Souls, Socialization, and the Kaqchikel Self 141
14. 7 Hearth, Kin, and Communities 167
15. 8 Local Forms of Ethnic Resistance 190
16. 9 Economic Change and Cultural Continuity 215
17. PART IV Conclusion
18. 10 Convergent Strategies and Cultural Logics 243
19. Notes 253
20. Glossary 259
21. Bibliography 261
22. Index 281