Tecpan Guatemala: A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context by Edward F Fischer and Carol Hendrickson is an English-language study book about a modern Maya town in Guatemala. This work is intended for students and researchers in social and cultural anthropology.
The book provides an in-depth analysis of Tecpan Guatemala, a Kaqchikel Maya town in the highlands of Guatemala, and highlights the interplay between local practices and global influences. It examines the community’s contemporary reality and contributes to a renewed understanding of ethnography without romanticization or isolation.
Relevant for fields such as social and cultural anthropology and indigenous peoples, this study book aligns with themes of global and local dynamics within a tecpan guatemala context.
Series: Case Studies in Anthropology