Más Que Un Indio (More Than an Indian): Racial Ambivalence and Neoliberal Multiculturalism in Guatemala

by Charles R. Hale

Book Overview

M s que un indio: More than an Indian. Two decades ago, the phrase expressed a common-sense prescription for upward mobility in a racist society: to better themselves, Indians had to abandon their culture and identity. Ironically, today it captures the predicament of ladinos, members of Guatemala's dominant culture. In the 1990s, Maya people organized in diverse ways to challenge racism and achieve basic rights. They achieved a broad recognition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930618603
• ISBN13: 9781930618602
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.8"