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Violent Memories Judith Zur

Violent Memories By Judith Zur

Violent Memories by Judith Zur

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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.

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Violent Memories: Mayan War Widows In Guatemala by Judith Zur

This local study of the impact of political violence on a Maya Indian village is based on intensive fieldwork in the department of El Quich Guatemala, during 1988-1990. It examines the processes of fragmentation and realignment in a community undergoing rapid and violent change and relates local, social, cultural, and psychological phenomena to the

About Judith Zur

Judith N. Zur is an independent scholar living in London.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Setting; 3. Gender Relations Before 'La Violencia'; 4. 'La Violencia'; 5. Village Patrols and Their Violence; 6. Women's Lives as Widows (Malca'nib); 7. Popular Memories of 'La Violencia'; 8. The Dead, the Disappeared, and Clandestine Graves; 9. K'iche' Theories of Causation and the Reconstruction of Meaning of 'La Violencia'; 10. Cultural Construction and Reconstruction of Danger; 11. The Exhumation and Beyond.

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NPB9780367313838
9780367313838
0367313839
Violent Memories: Mayan War Widows In Guatemala by Judith Zur
Judith Zur
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-08-28
356
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