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Summary:

"Analyzes the forced migration of Maya women from the highlands of Guatemala and their turn toward language and indigenous clothing revitalization upon their return home"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I. migration
• Brenda's story: "If they can support our language, why don't I?"
• Lucia and Melinda: "our language is valuable"
• Part II. activism
• Feeling strong through language revitalization
• Traje as co-text: clothing revitalization at home
• Conclusion: strength through solidarity
• Appendix: methodologies for researching language and clothing revitalization
• Glossary.

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Joyce N., 1985- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Good Maya women: migration and revitalization of clothing and language in highland Guatemala [by Bennett, J.N.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Good Maya women [by Bennett, J.N.] (Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, 2022 — ISBN 9780817321161; LCCN 2021028949)

Subjects:

Cakchikel Indians — Ethnic identity

Cakchikel women — Clothing

Cakchikel women — Language

Cakchikel textile fabrics — Social aspects

Cakchikel language — Social aspects

Return migration — Guatemala

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

F1465.2.C3 B46 2022eb

ISBNs:

9780817393892 (electronic bk.)
0817393897 (electronic bk.)
9780817321161 [Invalid]
0817321160 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1296015279

Other Control Numbers:

3104124 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302705735