The Mayan in the Mall - 9780822351207
Un libro in lingua di Way J. T. edito da Duke Univ Pr, 2012
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Using a wide array of historical and contemporary sources, Way explores the multiple intersections of development and individual life, focusing on the construction of social space through successive waves of land reform, urban planning, and economic policy. He moves from Guatemala City's poorest neighborhoods and informal economies (run predominantly by women) to a countryside still recovering from civil war and anti-Mayan genocide, encompassing such artifacts of development as the modernist Pan-American Highway and the postmodern Grand Tikal Futura, a Mayan-themed shopping mall ringed by gated communities and shanty towns. Capitalist development, he concludes, has dramatically reshaped the country's physical and social landscapes, engendering poverty, ethnic regionalism, and genocidal violence—and positioned Guatemala as a harbinger of globalization's future.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Mayan in the Mall
- Sottotitolo: Globalization, Development, and the Making of Modern Guatemala
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Way J. T.
- Editore: Duke Univ Pr
- Collana: Duke Univ Pr (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 16 Aprile '12
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Economic development Social aspects Guatemala Globalization Social aspects Guatemala Globalization Economic aspects Guatemala
- Pagine: 310
- ISBN-10: 082235120X
- EAN-13: 9780822351207