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Fear as a Way of Life: Mayan Widows in Rural Guatemala
Linda Green
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Paperback. Based on years of field research conducted in the rural highlands, Fear as a Way of Life traces the intricate links between the recent political violence and repression and the long-term systemic violence connected with class inequalities and gender and ethnic oppression--the violence of everyday life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s, the people of Guatemala were subjected to a state-sponsored campaign of political violence and repression designed to not only defeat a left-wing, revolutionary insurgency but also destroy Mayan communities and culture. The Mayan Indians in the western highlands were labeled by the government as revolutionary sympathizers, and many Mayan women lost husbands, sons, and other family members who were brutally murdered or who simply "disappeared." Based on years of field research conducted in the rural highlands, Fear as a Way of Life traces the intricate links between the recent political violence and ... Read more
Between the late 1970s and the mid-1980s, the people of Guatemala were subjected to a state-sponsored campaign of political violence and repression designed to not only defeat a left-wing, revolutionary insurgency but also destroy Mayan communities and culture. The Mayan Indians in the western highlands were labeled by the government as revolutionary sympathizers, and many Mayan women lost husbands, sons, and other family members who were brutally murdered or who simply "disappeared." Based on years of field research conducted in the rural highlands, Fear as a Way of Life traces the intricate links between the recent political violence and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231100335
SKU
V9780231100335
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About Linda Green
Linda Green is assistant professor of anthropology and international and public affairs at Columbia University.
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