{"product_id":"maya-or-mestizo-nationalism-modernity-and-its-discontents-9781442601420","title":"Maya or Mestizo?: Nationalism, Modernity, and Its Discontents","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Maya of the Yucatán have long been drawn into the Mexican state's attempt to create modern Mexican citizens (mestizos). At the same time, they have contended with globalization pressures, first with hemp production and more recently with increased tourism and the fast-growing influence of American-based evangelical Protestantism. Despite these pressures to turn Maya into mestizo, the citizens of the small town of Maxcanú have used subtle forms of resistance-humor, satire, and language-to maintain aspects of their traditional identity.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLoewe offers a contemporary look at a Maya community caught between tradition and modernity. He skilfully weaves the history of Mexico and this particular community into the analysis, offering a unique understanding of how one local community has faced the onslaught of modernization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Loewe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442601420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoewe, Ronald:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRonald Loewe\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach. His work has been published in a number of journals, including the \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCulture, Medicine, and Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e. He is currently an editor of the journal \u003ci\u003ePracticing Anthropologist\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44788698611827,"sku":"9781442601420","price":73.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c9131f9a-7db6-4e17-8f21-f33a489b78c4.jpg?v=1776371836","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/maya-or-mestizo-nationalism-modernity-and-its-discontents-9781442601420","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}