Fernando Armstrong-Fumero is associate professor of anthropology at Smith College. His published work includes Elusive Unity, as well as numerous articles and chapters on Mayan identity politics, cultural heritage policy, and the history of American anthropology.Ben Fallaw is professor of Latin American studies at Colby College, Maine. He is coauthor of State Formation in the Liberal Era and Forced Marches and author of Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico.

“A searing reckoning with US imperialism in Mexico and Guatemala that resonates especially strongly in the current moment and will continue to do so for years to come. Critical reading for anyone studying settler colonial processes in the Maya area.”—Maia Dedrick, Cornell University"A pathbreaking exploration of Mayanness spanning multiple historical periods and national contexts. This collection traces how conceptions of Mayan identity have been shaped by transnational encounters between Mayan people and others—the scholars, officials, tourists and others who have sought to study, claim, or control them."— Paul Eiss, Carnegie Mellon University

Fernando Armstrong-Fumero is associate professor of anthropology at Smith College. His published work includes Elusive Unity, as well as numerous articles and chapters on Mayan identity politics, cultural heritage policy, and the history of American anthropology.Ben Fallaw is professor of Latin American studies at Colby College, Maine. He is coauthor of State Formation in the Liberal Era and Forced Marches and author of Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico.

“A searing reckoning with US imperialism in Mexico and Guatemala that resonates especially strongly in the current moment and will continue to do so for years to come. Critical reading for anyone studying settler colonial processes in the Maya area.”—Maia Dedrick, Cornell University"A pathbreaking exploration of Mayanness spanning multiple historical periods and national contexts. This collection traces how conceptions of Mayan identity have been shaped by transnational encounters between Mayan people and others—the scholars, officials, tourists and others who have sought to study, claim, or control them."— Paul Eiss, Carnegie Mellon University

Fernando Armstrong-Fumero is associate professor of anthropology at Smith College. His published work includes Elusive Unity, as well as numerous articles and chapters on Mayan identity politics, cultural heritage policy, and the history of American anthropology.Ben Fallaw is professor of Latin American studies at Colby College, Maine. He is coauthor of State Formation in the Liberal Era and Forced Marches and author of Religion and State Formation in Postrevolutionary Mexico.

“A searing reckoning with US imperialism in Mexico and Guatemala that resonates especially strongly in the current moment and will continue to do so for years to come. Critical reading for anyone studying settler colonial processes in the Maya area.”—Maia Dedrick, Cornell University"A pathbreaking exploration of Mayanness spanning multiple historical periods and national contexts. This collection traces how conceptions of Mayan identity have been shaped by transnational encounters between Mayan people and others—the scholars, officials, tourists and others who have sought to study, claim, or control them."— Paul Eiss, Carnegie Mellon University