{"product_id":"monkey-business-theatre-robert-m-laughlin-9780292726093","title":"Monkey Business Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1983, a group of citizens in San Cristal de las Casas, Chiapas, formed Sna Jtz'ibajom, the Tzotzil-Tzeltal Maya writers' cooperative. In the two decades since, this group has evolved from writing and publishing bilingual booklets to writing and performing plays that have earned them national and international renown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthropologist Robert M. Laughlin has been a part of the group since its beginnings, and he offers a unique perspective on its development as a Mayan cultural force. The Monkey Business Theatre, or Teatro Lo'il Maxil, as this branch of Sna Jtz'ibajom calls itself, has presented plays in virtually every corner of the state of Chiapas, as well as in Mexico City, Guatemala, Honduras, Canada, and in many museums and universities in the United States. It has presented to the world, for the first time in drama, a view of the culture of the Mayas of Chiapas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this work, Laughlin presents a translation of twelve of the plays created by Sna Jtz'ibajom, along with an introduction for each. Half of the plays are based on myths and half on the social, political, and economic problems that have confronted--and continue to confront--the Mayas of Chiapas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Laughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292726090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292726093\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\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Robert M. Laughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064484421887,"sku":"9780292726093","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e3ccb6c-137f-4241-9d88-c55071719454.jpg?v=1712124437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monkey-business-theatre-robert-m-laughlin-9780292726093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}