Edward F Fischer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3616199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward F Fischer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward F |
| FAMILY NAME | Fischer |
| SIGNATURE | FISCHER E F |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 132 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America
In recent years the concept and study of "civil society" has received a lot of attention from political scientists, economists, and sociologists, but less so from anthropologists. A ground-breaking ethnographic approach to civil society as it is formed in indigenous communities in Latin America, this volume explores the multiple potentialities of civil society's growth and critically assesses the potential for sustained change. Much recent litera…
The Good Life
What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups use the market in pursuit of the "good life." But what exactly is the good life? How do we define wellbeing beyond material standards of living? While we all may want to live the good life, we differ widely on just what that entails. In The Good Life , Edward Fischer examines wellbeing in very different…
Good Life
Cultural Logics and Global Economies
As ideas, goods, and people move with increasing ease and speed across national boundaries and geographic distances, the economic changes and technological advances that enable this globalization are also paradoxically contributing to the balkanization of states, ethnic groups, and special interest movements. Exploring how this process is playing out in Guatemala, this book presents an innovative synthesis of the local and global factors that hav…
Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala
Acronyms 1. Introduction: Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala (Edward F. Fischer and R. McKenna Brown) 2. The Politics of Maya Revindication (Demetrio Cojti Cuxil) 3. Induced Culture Change as a Strategy for Socioeconomic Development: The Pan-Maya Movement in Guatemala (Edward F. Fischer) 4. Maya Culture and the Politics of Development (Raxche' [Demetrio Rodriguez Guajan]) 5. Reading History as Resistance: Maya Public Intellectuals in Guatemala (…
Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala
Acronyms 1. Introduction: Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala (Edward F. Fischer and R. McKenna Brown) 2. The Politics of Maya Revindication (Demetrio Cojti Cuxil) 3. Induced Culture Change as a Strategy for Socioeconomic Development: The Pan-Maya Movement in Guatemala (Edward F. Fischer) 4. Maya Culture and the Politics of Development (Raxche' [Demetrio Rodriguez Guajan]) 5. Reading History as Resistance: Maya Public Intellectuals in Guatemala (…
Cultural Logics and Global Economies
As ideas, goods, and people move with increasing ease and speed across national boundaries and geographic distances, the economic changes and technological advances that enable this globalization are also paradoxically contributing to the balkanization of states, ethnic groups, and special interest movements. Exploring how this process is playing out in Guatemala, this book presents an innovative synthesis of the local and global factors that hav…
Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America
In recent years the concept and study of "civil society" has received a lot of attention from political scientists, economists, and sociologists, but less so from anthropologists. A ground-breaking ethnographic approach to civil society as it is formed in indigenous communities in Latin America, this volume explores the multiple potentialities of civil society's growth and critically assesses the potential for sustained change. Much recent litera…
Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala
Acronyms 1. Introduction: Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala (Edward F. Fischer and R. McKenna Brown) 2. The Politics of Maya Revindication (Demetrio Cojti Cuxil) 3. Induced Culture Change as a Strategy for Socioeconomic Development: The Pan-Maya Movement in Guatemala (Edward F. Fischer) 4. Maya Culture and the Politics of Development (Raxche' [Demetrio Rodriguez Guajan]) 5. Reading History as Resistance: Maya Public Intellectuals in Guatemala (…
Cultural Logics and Global Economies
As ideas, goods, and people move with increasing ease and speed across national boundaries and geographic distances, the economic changes and technological advances that enable this globalization are also paradoxically contributing to the balkanization of states, ethnic groups, and special interest movements. Exploring how this process is playing out in Guatemala, this book presents an innovative synthesis of the local and global factors that hav…
The Good Life
What could middle-class German supermarket shoppers buying eggs and impoverished coffee farmers in Guatemala possibly have in common? Both groups use the market in pursuit of the "good life." But what exactly is the good life? How do we define wellbeing beyond material standards of living? While we all may want to live the good life, we differ widely on just what that entails. In The Good Life , Edward Fischer examines wellbeing in very different…
Good Life
Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America
In recent years the concept and study of "civil society" has received a lot of attention from political scientists, economists, and sociologists, but less so from anthropologists. A ground-breaking ethnographic approach to civil society as it is formed in indigenous communities in Latin America, this volume explores the multiple potentialities of civil society's growth and critically assesses the potential for sustained change. Much recent litera…
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Cakchikel Indians (1 work) · Civil society (1 work) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 work) · Development economics (1 work) · Economic anthropology (1 work) · Economic conditions (1 work) · Economic history (1 work)