| #3164912 in Books | University of Oklahoma Press | 2012-10-05 | 2012-10-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.87 x6.00l,1.25 | File type: PDF | 368 pages | |||
“This remarkable book is the result of Heidi Moksnes’s sustained witnessing of the Catholic Mayas’ struggles for social justice in San Pedro Chenalhó, from the 1990s to the present. An outstanding example of practicing solidarity
Maya Exodus offers a richly detailed account of how a group of indigenous people has adopted a global language of human rights to press claims for social change and social justice. Anthropologist Heidi Moksnes describes how Catholic Maya in the municipality of Chenalhó in Chiapas, Mexico, have changed their position vis-à-vis the Mexican state—from being loyal clients dependent on a patron, to being citizens who have rights—as a mean...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Maya Exodus: Indigenous Struggle for Citizenship in Chiapas | Heidi Moksnes.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
