{"product_id":"god-and-production-in-a-sheldon-annis-9780292727427","title":"God and Production in a Guatemalan Town","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince the late 1970s, Protestantism has emerged as a major force in the political and economic life of rural Guatemala. Indeed, as Sheldon Annis argues in this book, Protestantism may have helped tip Guatemala's guerrilla war in behalf of the army during the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what is it about Protestantism--and about Indians-- that has led to massive religious conversion throughout the highlands? And in villages today, what are the dynamics that underlie the competition between Protestants and Catholics?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheldon Annis addresses these questions from the perspective of San Antonio Aguas Calieutes, an Indian village in the highlands of midwestern Guatemala. Annis skillfully blends economic and cultural analysis to show \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e Protestantism has taken root. The key \"character\" in his drama is the village Indian's tiny plot of corn and beans, the \u003ci\u003emilpa\u003c\/i\u003e, which Annis analyzes as an \"idea\" as well as an agronomic productive system. By exploring \"\u003ci\u003emilpa\u003c\/i\u003e logic,\" Annis shows how the economic, environmental, and social shifts of the twentieth century have acted to undercut \"the colonial creation of Indianness\" and, in doing so, have laid the basis for new cultural identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheldon Annis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292727429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292727427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 5.93w x 0.66d","brand":"Sheldon Annis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311015031039,"sku":"9780292727427","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2cfc8523-aba1-4bb1-a7a9-4a45f5f99867.jpg?v=1695720646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-and-production-in-a-sheldon-annis-9780292727427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}