Here, Our Culture Is Hard: Stories of Domestic Violence from a Mayan Community in Belize

by Laura McClusky and Laura J. McClusky

Book Overview

Marriage among the Maya of Central America is a model of complementarity between a man and a woman. This union demands mutual respect and mutual service. Yet some husbands beat their wives.

In this pioneering book, Laura McClusky examines the lives of several Mopan Maya women in Belize. Using engaging ethnographic narratives and a highly accessible analysis of the lives that have unfolded before her, McClusky explores Mayan women's strategies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292752490
• ISBN13: 9780292752498
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"