An edition of Our elders teach us (2001)
Our Elders Teach Us
Maya-Kaqchikel Historical Perspectives (Contemporary American Indian Studies)
By Carey, David.,David Carey Jr.,Allan F. Burns
Publish Date
November 13, 2001
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Language
eng
Pages
393
Description:
"Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey used both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 50 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years and included intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a yearlong residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414 interviews. By casting a wide net for his interviews - from tiny hamlets to bustling Guatemala City - Carey gained insight into more than a single community or a single group of Maya."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: Cakchikel Indians, Cakchikel philosophy, Ethnic identity, Ethnic relations, Historiography, History, Oral tradition, Politics and government, American history: postwar, from c 1945 -, Anthropology, Indigenous peoples, Oral history, Social history, Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000, Social Science, Archaeology / Anthropology, Sociology, Guatemala, Latin America - Central America, Ancient - General, Archaeology, Social Science / Archaeology, Guatemala, history, Indians of central america, history
Places: Guatemala