The Mayan in the Mall: Globalization, Development, and the Making of Modern Guatemala
The Mayan in the Mall: Globalization, Development, and the Making of Modern Guatemala
J. T. Way
The Mayan in the Mall: Globalization, Development, and the Making of Modern Guatemala
J. T. Way
Descripción
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. His explorations move 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, and they encompass 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 shantytowns. Capitalist development, Way 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.
Detalles
Formato | Tapa suave |
Número de Páginas | 328 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Duke University Press |
Fecha de Publicación | 2012-04-16 |
Dimensiones | 9.0" x 6.0" x 0.8" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | Si |
Temas | Económico, América Latina, Sociológico, Urbano |
Acerca del Autor
J. T. Way is Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Georgia State University.
Descripción
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. His explorations move 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, and they encompass 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 shantytowns. Capitalist development, Way 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.
Detalles
Formato | Tapa dura |
Número de Páginas | 328 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Duke University Press |
Fecha de Publicación | 2012-04-16 |
Dimensiones | 9.2" x 6.2" x 1.0" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | Si |
Temas | América Latina, Sociológico, Urbano |
Acerca del Autor
J. T. Way is Assistant Professor of Latin American History at Georgia State University.
Garantía & Otros
Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
Peso: | 0.458 kg |
SKU: | 9780822351313 |
Publicado en Unimart.com: | 01/11/23 |
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