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Maya Cultural Heritage : How Archaeologists and Indigenous Communities Engage the Past.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Archaeology in Society SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (271 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442241282
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Maya Cultural HeritageDDC classification:
  • 972.6
LOC classification:
  • F1435.M485 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- part I Background and the Big Ideas -- 1 : Haunting Questions -- 2 : Forging Nationalism and Indenturing Labor -- 3 : Disciplining the Past -- 4 : Rethinking Business as Usual -- 5 : Engaging the Shadow of the "Ancient Maya" -- part II Connecting with Communities around Heritage Issues -- 6 : Bridges to Community Partnerships -- 7 : The Maya Area Cultural Heritage Initiative -- part III In Their Own Words -- 8 : Talking Cultural Heritage at School -- 9 : Performing the Past, Creating a Future -- 10 : Restoring Balance: Pathways to Heritage without Irony -- References -- Index.
Summary: McAnany sheds light on the varied ways today's Maya communities relate to--and are often distanced from--their deep past, historicizes the role of archaeologists and nations in pre-Columbian heritage, and highlights how grass-roots heritage programs can bridge scientific investigation and local community interests.
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Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- part I Background and the Big Ideas -- 1 : Haunting Questions -- 2 : Forging Nationalism and Indenturing Labor -- 3 : Disciplining the Past -- 4 : Rethinking Business as Usual -- 5 : Engaging the Shadow of the "Ancient Maya" -- part II Connecting with Communities around Heritage Issues -- 6 : Bridges to Community Partnerships -- 7 : The Maya Area Cultural Heritage Initiative -- part III In Their Own Words -- 8 : Talking Cultural Heritage at School -- 9 : Performing the Past, Creating a Future -- 10 : Restoring Balance: Pathways to Heritage without Irony -- References -- Index.

McAnany sheds light on the varied ways today's Maya communities relate to--and are often distanced from--their deep past, historicizes the role of archaeologists and nations in pre-Columbian heritage, and highlights how grass-roots heritage programs can bridge scientific investigation and local community interests.

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