Author: Gary Bevington
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292791895
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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The Yucatan Peninsula draws many North American and European travelers each year to view the ruins of the pre-Columbian Classical Maya civilization and the abundant native flora and fauna. For these travelers, as well as armchair travelers and students, Gary Bevington has prepared the first general English-language introduction to Yucatec Maya, the native language of the people indigenous to the region. Written in nontechnical terms for learners who have a basic knowledge of simple Mexican Spanish, the book presents easily understood, practical information for anyone who would like to communicate with the Maya in their native language. In addition to covering the pronunciation and grammar of Maya, Bevington includes invaluable tips on learning indigenous languages "in the field." Most helpful are his discussions of the cultural and material worlds of the Maya, accompanied by essential words and expressions for common objects and experiences. A Maya-English-Spanish glossary with extensive usage examples and an English-Maya glossary conclude the book. Note: The supplemental audiocasette, Spoken Maya for Travelers and Students, is now available as a free download.
Author: William Dudley Foulke
Publisher:
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Category : Mayas
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Author: Eugene Newton Anderson
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816523931
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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For instance, traditional subsistence agriculture is broadly sustainable at current population densities, but hunting is not, and modern mechanized agriculture has an uncertain future." "Bringing the voice of contemporary Maya to every page, the authors offer an encyclopedic overview of the region: history, environment, agriculture, medicine, social relations, and economy. Whether discussing the fine points of beekeeping or addressing the problem of deforestation, they provide a remarkably detailed account that immerses readers in the landscape.".
Author: Stephen Salisbury
Publisher:
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Category : Mayas
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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Author: Mauricio Wiesenthal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788425315503
Category : Mayas
Languages : en
Pages : 31
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Author: Wolfgang Gabbert
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816550816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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In Mexico's Yucatán peninsula, it is commonly held that the population consists of two ethnic communities: Maya Indians and descendants of Spanish conquerors. As a result, the history of the region is usually seen in terms of conflict between conquerors and conquered that too often ignores the complexity of interaction between these groups and the complex nature of identity within them. Yet despite this prevailing view, most speakers of the Yucatec Maya language reject being considered Indian and refuse to identify themselves as Maya. Wolfgang Gabbert maintains that this situation can be understood only by examining the sweeping procession of history in the region. In Becoming Maya, he has skillfully interwoven history and ethnography to trace 500 years of Yucatec history, covering colonial politics, the rise of plantations, nineteenth-century caste wars, and modern reforms—always with an eye toward the complexities of ethnic categorization. According to Gabbert, class has served as a self-defining category as much as ethnicity in the Yucatán, and although we think of caste wars as struggles between Mayas and Mexicans, he shows that each side possessed a sufficiently complex ethnic makeup to rule out such pat observations. Through this overview, Gabbert reveals that Maya ethnicity is upheld primarily by outsiders who simply assume that an ethnic Maya consciousness has always existed among the Maya-speaking people. Yet even language has been a misleading criterion, since many people not considered Indian are native speakers of Yucatec. By not taking ethnicity for granted, he demonstrates that the Maya-speaking population has never been a self-conscious community and that the criteria employed by others in categorizing Mayas has changed over time. Grounded in field studies and archival research and boasting an exhaustive bibliography, Becoming Maya is the first English-language study that examines the roles played by ethnicity and social inequality in Yucatán history. By revealing the highly nuanced complexities that underlie common stereotypes, it offers new insights not only into Mesoamerican peoples but also into the nature of interethnic relations in general.
Author: Thomas William Francis Gann
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Category : Belize
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Author: Pedro Bracamonte y Sosa
Publisher: CIESAS
ISBN: 9789707011595
Category : History
Languages : es
Pages : 396
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Category : Yucatán (Mexico : State)
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Daniel Garrison Brinton
Publisher: Philadelphia, E. Stern & Company [1882]
ISBN:
Category : Books of Chilam Balam
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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