Faces of Resistance: Maya Heroes, Power, and Identity

by S. Ashley Kistler

Fosters a holistic understanding of the roles of Maya heroic figures as cornerstones of cultural identity and political resistance and power

In the sixteenth century, Q'eqchi' Maya leader Aj Poop B'atz' changed the course of Q'eqchi' history by welcoming Spanish invaders to his community in peace to protect his people from almost certain violence. Today, he is revered as a powerful symbol of Q'eqchi' identity. Aj Poop B'atz' is only...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817319875
• ISBN13: 9780817319878
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"