Maya Identities and the Violence of Place

Even after US-sponsored death squads have done their worst in Guatemala, the Jacalteco people remain. Scattered in the US and Canada they are surviving. This work examines their ability to maintain their identity, culture and society. It also refutes myths about nations natives, particularly "native" Central Americans, or the Maya and portrays them, not as placed, physically stable, and innocent, but as movers - refugees, travellers and innovators.