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Paperback Maya Intellectual Renaissance: Identity, Representation, and Leadership Book

ISBN: 0292709390

ISBN13: 9780292709393

Maya Intellectual Renaissance: Identity, Representation, and Leadership

(Part of the The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies Series)

When Mayan leaders protested the celebration of the Quincentenary of the "discovery" of America and joined with other indigenous groups in the Americas to proclaim an alternate celebration of 500 years of resistance, they rose to national prominence in Guatemala. This was possible in part because of the cultural, political, economic, and religious revitalization that occurred in Mayan communities in the later half of the twentieth century. Another result of the revitalization was Mayan students' enrollment in graduate programs in order to reclaim the intellectual history of the brilliant Mayan past. Victor Montejo was one of those students. This is the first book to be published outside of Guatemala where a Mayan writer other than Rigoberta Menchu discusses the history and problems of the country. It collects essays Montejo has written over the past ten years that address three critical issues facing Mayan peoples today: identity, representation, and Mayan leadership. Montejo is deeply invested in furthering the discussion of the effectiveness of Mayan leadership because he believes that self-evaluation is necessary for the movement to advance. He also criticizes the racist treatment that Mayans experience, and advocates for the construction of a more pluralistic Guatemala that recognizes cultural diversity and abandons assimilation. This volume maps a new political alternative for the future of the movement that promotes inter-ethnic collaboration alongside a reverence for Mayan culture.

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Maya Identity

I give this book, two thumbs up. I never knew much about modern Maya identity until now. I still don't know everything, but I as a Chican@ I felt that I could relate to the issues and topics that are written about in this book. I was personally touched by the personal stories of the Maya who still fight to preserve their identities and culture on their native land by their conquerors.
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