Fried Chicken orPop? Redefining Development and Ethnicity in Totonicapán
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3817478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica Dehart (0000-0001-5953-833X, University of Puget Sound, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-82 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1470-9856.2008.00290.x |
| OpenAlex | W2101599054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article draws on ethnographic research with a K'iche' community development organisation in the rural department of Totonicapán to examine how neoliberal development policies in post-conflict Guatemala both enabled and problematised grassroots ethnic development strategies. Specifically, this study analyses efforts by the Cooperation for the Rural Development of the West (CDRO) to operationalise Maya culture as a tool for development through thepop(woven mat) methodology. This particular Maya development model was successful in its ability to appeal to both the international development industry and local community development goals. The article also examines, however, how thepopalso became an important site of critique of neoliberal state reforms and class inequality within the community
Appeal · Community development · Economic growth · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Geography · Grassroots · Inequality · Maya · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |