Culture and Customs of Guatemala

by Maureen E. Shea

Overview

A needed resource on Guatemalans today--their ethnic makeup, history, religions, social customs, media, literature, cinema, performing arts, and contemporary art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313089251
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/30/2000
Series:	Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

MAUREEN E. SHEA is Associate Professor of Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also affiliated with the Latin American Studies and the Women's Studies programs. She has published frequently on Central American Literature and Latin American Women Writers. She is the author of Women as Outsiders: Undercurrents of Oppression in Latin American Women's Novels (1993).

Table of Contents

	Series Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
	Chronology	xvii
1	History, Geography and Demographics	1
2	Religion	29
3	Social Customs	37
4	Broadcasting and Print Media	65
5	Cinema	71
6	Literature	75
7	Performing Arts	105
8	Contemporary Art and Architecture/Housing	119
	Glossary	131
	Bibliography	135
	Index	147

Editorial Reviews

Presents a well-detailed but succinct, culturally sensitive portrait of the cultural ways of the people of Guatemala, focusing on the Mayas and the Ladinos or non-Mayas. Shea (Spanish, Tulane U.) covers history, geography, and demographics; religion; social customs; broadcasting and print media; cinema; literature; performing arts; and contemporary art and architecture/housing. Includes a glossary, a chronology, and a few b&w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Each volume has enough topics and in—depth information that any social studies class doing comparative cultures and history will find very useful information here beyond what is in a general encyclopedia or what they can find on that country's Web site….Since the series concentrates on many third world countries and the authors are very knowledgable, we find the series valuable for hard—to—find, in—depth and current cultural information. Recommended.” —Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher

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