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Our Time is Now
An illustration of how indigenous and non-indigenous actors deployed concepts of time in their conflicts over race and modernity in postcolonial Guatemala.
Building Faith
The social sciences have largely ignored the role of physical buildings in shaping the social fabric of communities and groups. Although the emerging field of the sociology of architecture has started to pay attention to physical structures, Brenneman and Miller are the first to combine the light of sociological theory and the empirical method in order to understand the impact of physical structures on the religious groups that build, transform, and maintain them. Building Faith explores the social impact of religious buildings in places as diverse as a Chicago suburb and a Guatemalan indigenous Mayan village, all the while asking the questions, "How does space shape community?" and "How do communities shape the spaces that speak for them?"
Independence in Central America and Chiapas, 1770–1823
Central America was the only part of the far-reaching Spanish Empire in continental America not to experience destructive independence wars in the period between 1810 and 1824. The essays in this volume draw on new historical research to explain why, and to delve into what did happen during the independence period in Central America and Chiapas. The contributors, distinguished scholars from Central America, North America, and Europe, consider themes of power, rebellion, sovereignty, and resistance throughout the Kingdom of Guatemala beginning in the late eighteenth century and ending with independence from Spain and the debate surrounding the decision to join the Mexican Empire. Their work r...
Quiché Rebelde
Among the major challenges they have faced has been the imposition of outside religions. Quiche Rebelde examines what happened when Accion Catolica came into the Guatemalan municipio of San Antonio Ilotenango, Qhiche, to convert its inhabitants.
Acción subalterna, desigualdades socioespaciales y modernización
Analizando la formación histórica de los circuitos de comercio indígena en Guatemala y de los comerciantes Maya-K'iche's como actores sociopolíticos, esta investigación contribuye a una crítica de las interpretaciones sobre los procesos de cambio social y los problemas del desarrollo formuladas a partir de enfoques conceptuales que equiparan desarrollo con desenvolvimiento capitalista y que leen continuamente la historia de las sociedades del Sur en términos de transición, fracaso y carencia respecto a una versión idealizada de la modernización occidental. Se aporta también a una crítica de las teorías alternativas del desarrollo que formulan concepciones esencialistas de los actores populares y sus territorios, idealizando su diferencia como una otredad alternativa desconectada de relaciones de poder y de dinámicas estructurales. Se señala de esta forma la necesidad de tener en cuenta la complejidad de las identidades, memorias y prácticas de los grupos subalternos, así como la importancia de observar el papel de la desigualdad sociogeográfica y de fenómenos como la militarización y la guerra en la constitución de los problemas del desarrollo.
Mayanización y vida cotidiana: Introducción y análisis generales
The first of a scholarly 3v. set on ethnic identity, Mayanization, emancipation, and multiculturalism in Guatemala. The first volume, written by the editors, explores the ideology of multiculturalism. The 3 vols. are offered only as a complete set. The 2nd volume of this study of Mayanization and multiculturalism contains 18 studies of cases in different Guatemalan regions. Includes human rights, bilingual education, spirituality, socioeconomic dynamics, political culture, violence and inheritance. The final volume of this collaborative study of ethnic culture in Guatemala contains eight analytical studies of major issues, including public education, youth and generational change, neoliberalism, servile relations, and religion and spirituality.
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