{"product_id":"our-elders-teach-us-david-carey-9780817311193","title":"Our Elders Teach Us: Maya-Kaqchikel Historical Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this rich and dynamic work, David Carey Jr. provides a new perspective on contemporary Guatemalan history by allowing the indigenous peoples to speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey uses both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 130 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years, including intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a year-long residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414 interviews. By casting a wide net for his interviews--from tiny hamlets to bustling Guatemala City--Carey gained insight into more than a single community or a single group of Maya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Maya-Kaqchikel record their history through oral tradition; thus, few written accounts exist. Comparing the Kaqchikel point of view to that of the western scholars and Ladinos who have written most of the history texts, Carey reveals the people and events important to the Maya, which have been virtually written out of the national history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA motto of the Guatemalan organization \u003ci\u003eMaya Decinio para el Pueblo Indigena\u003c\/i\u003e (Maya Decade for the Indigenous People) is that people who do not know their past cannot build a future. By elucidating what the Kaqchikel think of their own past, Carey also illuminates the value of non-Western theoretical and methodological approaches that can be applied to the history of other peoples. Valuable to historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, or anyone interested in Mayan and Latin American studies, this book will inform as well as enchant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081731119X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817311193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.26w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 2020","brand":"David Carey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086955393279,"sku":"9780817311193","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0e9c949-9768-451e-8596-fa8a88b209b1.jpg?v=1769097463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-elders-teach-us-david-carey-9780817311193","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}