Mayas in the Marketplace: Tourism, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

If one were to link this phenomenon to broader trends and dynamics in the global marketplace, Little's conclusions could be extended in a complementary direction, toward shedding light on the underbelly of this "feminization" (when the overwhelming presence of women in a site of produ...

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Published in:Journal of Latin American anthropology 2005-11, Vol.10 (2), p.442-444
Main Author: Little, Walter E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural identity
Culture
Ethnography
Globalization
Handicrafts
Otherness
Political economy
Politics
Tourism
Transnationalism
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Summary:If one were to link this phenomenon to broader trends and dynamics in the global marketplace, Little's conclusions could be extended in a complementary direction, toward shedding light on the underbelly of this "feminization" (when the overwhelming presence of women in a site of production or exchange indicates exploitation of their flexibility in the conditions of advancing capitalism). Chapter 8 is a historically grounded study of Santa Catarina Polopo, documenting the community's participation in the marketing of Maya culture to the tourism industry (the beginnings of which, interestingly enough, are encouraged along by the purchase of textiles by noted anthropologist Sol Tax and his wife Gertrude in the 1930s). [...]it seems that the author fails to see "The Marketplace" (the space of global political economy) for "the marketplace" (Companta de Jesus, a traditional handicrafts market in Antigua, Guatemala).
ISSN:1085-7052
1935-4932
1548-7180
1935-4940
DOI:10.1525/jlca.2005.10.2.442