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A Finger in the Wound: Body Politics in Quincentennial Guatemala
Diane M. Nelson
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| #1041247 in Books | 1999-04-01 | 1999-04-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.80 x1.13 x6.00l,1.72 | File type: PDF | 448 pages||21 of 24 people found the following review helpful.| Indispensable|By A Customer|Diane Nelson's extraordinary "ethnography of the state (3)" takes its title from a metaphor often used by Guatemalans to describe the indigenous cultural rights activism that has emerged in the wake of the Guatemalan war, a constant reminder to Guatemalans of the racial divisions that have structured national history and identity. A Finger in th|From the Inside Flap|
"Nelson brings the insights of postmodern theory to a highly charged situation and offers compelling interpretations of the state's intense ambivalence toward Mayan culture and Mayans. The writing is lively and accessible, the issues cu
Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as "a finger in the wound." Diane Nelson explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in her far-reaching study of the civil war and its aftermath. Why use a body metaphor? What body is wounded, and how does it react to apparent further torture? If this is the condition of the body politic, how do human bodies relate to it—those literally wounded in thirty-five years of war and those locked ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.A Finger in the Wound: Body Politics in Quincentennial Guatemala | Diane M. Nelson.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
