A Finger in the Wound: Body Politics in Quincentennial Guatemala by Diane M. Nelson

A Finger in the Wound: Body Politics in Quincentennial Guatemala

Diane M. Nelson

448 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction politics sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as "a finger in the wound." Diane Nelson explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in her far-reaching study of the civil war and its aftermath. Why use a body metaphor? What...

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