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Voices from exile, violence and survival in modern Maya history, Victor Montejo

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index

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Voices from exile

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Victor Montejo

"Elilal, exile, is the condition of thousands of Mayas who have fled their homelands in Guatemala to escape repression and even death at the hands of their government. In this book, Victor Montejo, who is both a Maya expatriate and an anthropologist, gives voice to those who until now have struggled in silence but who nevertheless have found ways to reaffirm and celebrate their Mayaness." "Voices from Exile is the authentic story of one group of Mayas from the Kuchumatan highlands who fled into Mexico and sought refuge there. Montejo's combination of autobiography, history, political analysis, and testimonial narrative offers a profound exploration of state terror and its inescapable human cost."--Jacket

violence and survival in modern Maya history

The anthropologist and the other -- Toward a Maya history of Guatemala -- The advent of violence in the Kuchumatan Highlands -- Military control of the highlands -- One man's testimony -- The journey to Mexico -- Life in the refugee camps -- Strategies of cultural survival -- Ethnic relations and cultural revival in the refugee camps -- Songs and poetry from the camps -- Returning home -- From the present into the future