Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University.

Clearly written and well organized, this book combines the best of traditional ethnography with a realistic context of political economy and insights about what culture is and how it works. (CHOICE)

• Acknowledgments Part I: Context of Study 1. Maya Culture and Identity Politics 2. TecpÁn and PatzÚn Part II: Global Processes and Pan-Maya Identity Politics 3. Guatemalan Political Economies and the World System 4. The Rise of Pan-Maya Activism 5. Constructing a Pan-Maya Identity in a Postmodern World Part III: Maya Identity as Lived Experience in TecpÁn and PatzÚn 6. Souls, Socialization, and the Kaqchikel Self 7. Hearth, Kin, and Communities 8. Local Forms of Ethnic Resistance 9. Economic Change and Cultural Continuity Part IV: Conclusion 10. Convergent Strategies and Cultural Logics Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University.

Clearly written and well organized, this book combines the best of traditional ethnography with a realistic context of political economy and insights about what culture is and how it works. (CHOICE)

• Acknowledgments Part I: Context of Study 1. Maya Culture and Identity Politics 2. TecpÁn and PatzÚn Part II: Global Processes and Pan-Maya Identity Politics 3. Guatemalan Political Economies and the World System 4. The Rise of Pan-Maya Activism 5. Constructing a Pan-Maya Identity in a Postmodern World Part III: Maya Identity as Lived Experience in TecpÁn and PatzÚn 6. Souls, Socialization, and the Kaqchikel Self 7. Hearth, Kin, and Communities 8. Local Forms of Ethnic Resistance 9. Economic Change and Cultural Continuity Part IV: Conclusion 10. Convergent Strategies and Cultural Logics Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Edward F. Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University.

Clearly written and well organized, this book combines the best of traditional ethnography with a realistic context of political economy and insights about what culture is and how it works. (CHOICE)

• Acknowledgments Part I: Context of Study 1. Maya Culture and Identity Politics 2. TecpÁn and PatzÚn Part II: Global Processes and Pan-Maya Identity Politics 3. Guatemalan Political Economies and the World System 4. The Rise of Pan-Maya Activism 5. Constructing a Pan-Maya Identity in a Postmodern World Part III: Maya Identity as Lived Experience in TecpÁn and PatzÚn 6. Souls, Socialization, and the Kaqchikel Self 7. Hearth, Kin, and Communities 8. Local Forms of Ethnic Resistance 9. Economic Change and Cultural Continuity Part IV: Conclusion 10. Convergent Strategies and Cultural Logics Notes Glossary Bibliography Index