French, Brigittine M. <br/><br/>
Maya Ethnolinguistic Identity :  Violence, Cultural Rights, and Modernity in Highland Guatemala. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (186 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780816501137 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mayas-Ethnic identity.<br/>Mayas-Languages.<br/>Mayas-Violence against.<br/>Anthropological linguistics-Guatemala.<br/>Mayan languages-Guatemala.<br/>Language and culture-Guatemala.<br/>Politics and culture-Guatemala.<br/>Guatemala-Social conditions.<br/>Guatemala-Ethnic relations.<br/>Guatemala-Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1435 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.80097281