Maya Ethnolinguistic Identity : Violence, Cultural Rights, and Modernity in Highland Guatemala.
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- 9780816501137
- 305.80097281
- F1435
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1: The Paradox of Ethnolinguistic Identity: Essentialisms, State-Sponsored Violence, and Cultural Rights -- 2: Political Linguistics: Expert Linguists and Modernist Epistemologies in the Guatemalan Nation -- 3: Traditional Histories, Local Selves, and Challenges to Linguistic Unification -- 4: Modernity and Local Linguistic Ideologies in Chimaltenango -- 5: Traditional Maya Women and Linguistic Reproduction -- 6: Conclusion: Vernacular Modernities and the Objectification of Tradition -- Appendix: Transcription Conventions -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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