Mayas in the marketplace : tourism, globalization, and cultural identity

Authors:Walter E. Little, University of Texas

Summary:Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork, Walter Little presents the first ethnographic study of Maya handicraft vendors in the international marketplace.

Print Book, English, 2004

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Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin, 2004

Physical Description:x, 320 p. : il. ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9780292705678, 0292705670

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:912614912

Subjects:

Cakchiqueles

Comercio interno de Guatemala

Turismo de Guatemala

Contents:

Acknowledgments Introduction: Subjectivity and Fieldwork among Kaqchikel Vendors Chapter 1. Guatemala as a Living History Museum Chapter 2. Place and People in a Transnational Borderzone City Chapter 3. Antigua Típica Markets and Identity Interaction Chapter 4. Mercado de Artesanía Compañía de Jesús and the Politics of Vending Chapter 5. Gendered Marketplace and Household Reorganization Chapter 6. The Places Kaqchikel Maya Vendors Call Home Chapter 7. Home as a Place of Exhibition and Performance in San Antonio Aguas Calientes Chapter 8. Marketing Maya Culture in Santa Catarina Palopó Conclusion: Traditions and Commodities Epilogue Appendix Notes Bibliography Index