Engendering Mayan History: Kaqchikel Women as Agents and Conduits of the Past 1875-1970

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Presenting Mayan history from the perspective of Mayan women--whose voices until now have not been documented--David Carey allows these women to present their worldviews in their native language, adding a rich layer to recent Latin American historiography, and increasing our comprehension of indigenous perspectives of the past.

Drawing on years of research among the Maya that specifically documents women's oral histories, Carey gives Mayan women a platform to discuss their views on education, migrant labor, work in the home, female leadership, and globalization. These oral histories present an ideal opportunity to understand indigenous women's approach to history, the apparent contradictions in gender roles in Mayan communities, and provide a distinct conceptual framework for analyzing Guatamalan, Mayan, and Latin American history.

Engendering Mayan History: Kaqchikel Women as Agents and Conduits of the Past 1875-1970 Review

This book is really good at teaching you about some Kaqchikel culture if you know nothing about the region. However, the author is really coming from the age-old anthropological view of framing these women as "sub-alterns" that have to be picked back up into modern society. If you can read between the lines you'll enjoy the information but if you want women's stories and voices, look elsewhere. There is not nearly enough of this, nor enough information about the methodology to really get a sense of what was going on research-wise.

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