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Author Little, Walter E., 1963-

Title Mayas in the marketplace : tourism, globalization, and cultural identity / Walter E. Little
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004

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 W'PONDS  305.89742 Lit/Mit  AVAILABLE
Description x, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction : subjectivity and fieldwork among Kaqchikel vendors -- Ch. 1. Guatemala as a living history museum -- Ch. 2. Place and people in a transnational borderzone city -- Ch. 3. Antigua Tipica markets and identity interaction -- Ch. 4. Mercado de Artesania Compania de Jesus and the politics of vending -- Ch. 5. Gendered marketplace and household reorganization -- Ch. 6. The places Kaqchikel Maya vendors call home -- Ch. 7. Home as a place of exhibition and performance in San Antonio Aguas Calientes -- Ch. 8. Marketing Maya culture in Santa Catarina Palopo -- Conclusion : traditions and commodities
Notes "Chapter 7 is a revision of "Home as a Place of Exhibition and Performance: Mayan Household Transformation in Guatemala," which was previously published in Ethnology (The University of Pittsburgh) 39 (2): 163\-181."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Cakchikel Indians -- Commerce.
Cakchikel Indians -- Economic conditions.
Cakchikel Indians -- Social conditions.
Maya business enterprises -- Guatemala -- Antigua Region
Culture and tourism -- Guatemala -- Antigua Region
Tourists -- Guatemala -- Antigua Region -- Attitudes
SUBJECT Antigua Region (Guatemala) -- Social conditions
Antigua Region (Guatemala) -- Economic conditions
LC no. 2003025096
ISBN 0292705670 paperback
0292702787 hardback
OTHER TI Ethnology monographs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84736511