Violent Memories: Mayan War Widows In Guatemala

By Judith N. Zur

Book Overview

This local study of the impact of political violence on a Maya Indian village is based on intensive fieldwork in the department of El Quiche, Guatemala, during 1988-1990. . Zur combines a narrative, life-history approach with anthropological analysis, emphasizing the way people talk about and explain the violence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813338972
• ISBN13: 9780813338972
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"