On Being Maya and Getting by: Heritage Politics and Community Development in Yucatán

by Sarah R. Taylor

Book Overview

On Being Maya and Getting By is an ethnographic study of the two Ek'Balams--a notable archaeological site and adjacent village--of the Yucat n Peninsula. When the archaeological site became a tourist destination, the village became the location of a community-based tourism development project funded by the Mexican government. Overt displays of heritage and a connection to Maya antiquity became important and profitable for the modern Maya villagers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607328577
• ISBN13: 9781607328575
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Institute for Mesoamerican Studies
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up