{"product_id":"maya-after-war-jennifer-l-burrell-9780292762015","title":"Maya After War: Conflict, Power, and Politics in Guatemala","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuatemala's thirty-six-year civil war culminated in peace accords in 1996, but the postwar transition has been marked by continued violence, including lynchings and the rise of gangs, as well as massive wage-labor exodus to the United States. For the Mam Maya municipality of Todos Santos Cuchumat疣, inhabited by a predominantly indigenous peasant population, the aftermath of war and genocide resonates with a long-standing tension between state techniques of governance and ancient community-level power structures that incorporated concepts of kinship, gender, and generation. Showing the ways in which these complex histories are interlinked with wartime and enduring family\/class conflicts, \u003ci\u003eMaya after War\u003c\/i\u003e provides a nuanced account of a unique transitional postwar situation, including the complex influence of neoliberal intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on ethnographic field research over a twenty-year period, Jennifer L. Burrell explores the after-war period in a locale where community struggles span culture, identity, and history. Investigating a range of tensions from the local to the international, Burrell employs unique methodologies, including mapmaking, history workshops, and an informal translation of a historic ethnography, to analyze the role of conflict in animating what matters to Todosanteros in their everyday lives and how the residents negotiate power. Examining the community-based divisions alongside national postwar contexts, \u003ci\u003eMaya after War\u003c\/i\u003e considers the aura of hope that surrounded the signing of the peace accords, and the subsequent doubt and waiting that have fueled unrest, encompassing generational conflicts. This study is a rich analysis of the multifaceted forces at work in the quest for peace, in Guatemala and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer L. Burrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292762011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292762015\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 06\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Jennifer L. Burrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913563603199,"sku":"9780292762015","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b8ff6b11-f35b-47df-ad57-cdb35d1590c1.jpg?v=1680621076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maya-after-war-jennifer-l-burrell-9780292762015","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}