Mexican copper tools : the use of copper by the Mexicans before the conquest, and The Katunes of Maya history, a chapter in the early history of Central America, with special reference to the Pio Perez manuscript /

Mode of access: Internet.

The archaic Maya inscription /,

"The essence of these pages in an incomplete subdivision of a purposed volume which will contain, in addition, a review ane estimate of the native civilizations, an analysis of the Maya codices ... " -- Preface.

An introduction to the study of the Maya hieroglyphs,

Issued also as House doc. 429, U.S., 63d Cong., 2d sess

Maya; a story of Yucatan,

Mode of access: Internet.

The Maya Indians of southern Yucatan and northern British Honduras,

"Authorities cited": p. 143.

Toponimia maya-hispano-nahoa,

In triple columns.

The impact of the changing weaving industry on the culture and socioeconomic development of Maya women in Guatemala

Growing demand for handwoven Maya textiles from Guatemala parallels recent international fascination with Maya civilization. This thesis surveys the effects of increases in demands for artisan textiles in Guatemala, and explores the reactions of women involved in Aj Quen, a weavers' association. The hypothesis is that the well-being of Maya women depends on their participation in the association. This is tested by using indicators of the weavers' attitudes defined as their "well-being" regarding (1) health, (2) education levels, (3) child care practices, and (4) economic stability. Interviews were conducted with 127 Maya women. Data were documented, providing a crucial missing link in the current literature of "women in Guatemala." The results of this study yield baseline data demonstrating that health and child care practices are not directly related to women's participation in the association. Their education levels increased as a direct result of working with the association, as did economic stability, although less consistently.

Vulnerable identities: Maya Yucatec identities in a postmodern world

In numerous anthropological works there have been preoccupations about the relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Whatever social researchers have concluded, one thing is consistent: the tendency to interpret ethnographic “data” in terms of binary oppositions. This dissertation reviews the works which have been centered upon binary oppositions, as for instance, in the case of Yucatan, between the Maya and the Dzul—the Yucatec Maya term for white males—and highlights the fact that such works have failed to recognize that within and between each “pole,” or social group there are individuals that have multiple identities, and that do not recognize themselves as belonging to a homogenized “pole.” Instead, these individuals, recognize themselves as belonging to different groups and, therefore, being aware that they have not a single identity but multiple ones. ^ Analogical anthropology is highly criticized because of its emphasis on binary oppositions, its authoritarianism, and the notion of the “Other.” In contrast, dialogical anthropology places great importance on the relationship between the individuals and the anthropologist. A relation in which both, the anthropologist and the subject, are immersed in a dialogue, because of the identification between the writer and the story that is being written. ^ However, anthropologists seem to be more interested in “dialoguing” among themselves rather than with the people that they write about. Indigenous people are relegated, they are voiceless, and, therefore, we keep treating them as “objects,” and not as individuals. This is ironic, precisely because it undermines the aim of the dialogical discourse. ^ In this context, awareness of self-identity or self-identities and the various ways in which Francisco, a good friend and the main character of this dissertation, assumes them, and the way I assume them, within multicultural contexts, leads us along the road to establish and reestablish communication. The methodology is based on four considerations: positioning, fieldwork conversations, self reflexivity and vulnerability. Hence, this dissertation constitutes an attempt to break with authoritarian models of ethnography, it is a dialogue between Francisco and me, a conversation among ourselves. A dialogue that expresses the desire of hearing our voices being echoed by each other. ^

The impact of the changing weaving industry on the culture and socioeconomic development of maya women in Guatemala

Growing demand for handwoven Maya textiles from Guatemala parallels recent international fascination with Maya civilization. This thesis surveys the effects of increases in demands for artisan textiles in Guatemala, and explores the reactions of women involved in Aj Quen, a weavers' association. The hypothesis is that the well-being of Maya women depends on their participation in the association. This is tested by using indicators of the weavers' attitudes defined as their "well-being" regarding 1) health, 2) education levels, 3) child care practices, and 4) economic stability. Interviews were conducted with 127 Maya women. Data were documented, providing a crucial missing link in the current literature of "women in Guatemala." The results of this study yield baseline data demonstrating that health and child care practices are not directly related to women's participation in the association. Their education levels increased as a direct result of working with the association, as did economic stability, although less consistently.

Impacto de la inscripción de la ciudad maya de Palenque en la lista del patrimonio mundial de la Unesco.

La zona arqueológica de Palenque en Chiapas, México fue inscrita en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO en 1987. Desde entonces no se ha hecho una evaluación del impacto que ha tenido esta inscripción dentro de las comunidades circundantes al entorno protegido. El autor pretende abordar cuáles han sido los efectos que dicha inscripción entre la población local. Para ello se muestra el estado de la cuestión, su tendencia actual y las acciones que los diferentes agentes implicados están llevando a cabo para preservar el valor universal excepcional del sitio, su autenticidad e integridad. El tema es pertinente al cumplirse veinte años del levantamiento armado del Ejercito Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) en el Estado de Chiapas. Este movimiento contribuyó al empoderamiento de las comunidades indígenas presentes en la zona arqueológica, las cuales han aprovechado este y otros sitios patrimoniales como un elemento para mejorar sus condiciones de vida. De este modo se produce una abierta confrontación a la autoridad del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), organismo del gobierno federal facultado para la gestión del sitio. Estudiar el caso de Palenque es por demás oportuno pues los gobiernos local, estatal y federal han comenzado a invertir en infraestructuras tendientes a incrementar los ingresos generados por el turismo. En los respectivos planes de ejecución se destaca el rol de la zona arqueológica como el atractivo principal y el detonador del desarrollo económico de la región. Tengamos en cuenta que esta ha sido una zona históricamente marcada por la pobreza, la marginación y la exclusión social, problemas a los que recientemente se han agregado la inseguridad pública, la migración ilegal y el deterioro ambiental.