Maya Cultural Heritage: How Archaeologists and Indigenous Communities Engage the Past Contributor(s): McAnany, Patricia A. (Author), Rowe, Sarah M. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1442241276 ISBN-13: 9781442241275 Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2016 Click for more in this series: Archaeology in Society |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Business & Economics | Museum Administration And Museology - History | Latin America - Central America |
Dewey: 972.6 |
LCCN: 2016019402 |
Age Level: 18-22 |
Grade Level: 13-17 |
Series: Archaeology in Society |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.25 lbs) 270 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps |
Review Citations: Choice 04/01/2017 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Situated at the intersection of cultural heritage and local community, this book enlarges our understanding of the Indigenous peoples of southern M xico and northern Central America who became detached from "the ancient Maya" through colonialism, government actions, and early twentieth-century anthropological and archaeological research. Through grass-roots heritage programs, local communities are reconnecting with a much valorized but distant past. Maya Cultural Heritage explores how community programs conceived and implemented in a collaborative style are changing the relationship among, archaeological practice, the objects of archaeological study, and contemporary ethnolinguistic Mayan communities. Rather than simply describing Maya sites, McAnany concentrates on the dialogue nurtured by these participatory heritage programs, the new "heritage-scapes" they foster, and how the diverse Maya communities of today relate to those of the past. |
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