In The Yucatan A Novel
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In The Yucatan A Novel
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Author : Earl Shorris
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2000-05-17
In The Yucatan A Novel written by Earl Shorris and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-17 with Fiction categories.
In this stark, unsettling novel, set in a Mexican prison, present-day events resonate with the ancient history and wisdom of the Maya. Graham Greene meets Carlos Castaneda. In the central Yucatan a group of Maya Indian workers revolt against the corrupt oligarchy of government, business, the official union, and the press. Two young men—a traditional Maya leader and a Mexican-American lawyer—are drawn into ever deeper commitment to the struggle. When they are caught in a trap and thrown into jail, the lawyer declares a hunger strike. The story of the Maya workers, and of their village, is narrated in a series of vivid flashbacks that alternate with the grim deprivations and interrogations in the prison. Day by day, the young lawyer approaches death, and in his discussions with his friend and cell mate, there emerge two different definitions of love, loyalty, and courage, each man's version determined by the culture from which he springs. One of the chief delights of this rich, intense storytelling is the introduction it provides to the Maya understanding of time, medicine, and proper behavior. Although everything that happens in the novel could have appeared in the latest news stories out of Mexico, nothing happens quite as expected, and the startling conclusion could only have taken place in the Yucatan.
Xtabentum A Novel Of Yucatan
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Author : Rosa M Hugener with Carl J Hugener
language : en
Publisher: Shared Pen LLC
Release Date : 2010-03-01
Xtabentum A Novel Of Yucatan written by Rosa M Hugener with Carl J Hugener and has been published by Shared Pen LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with Fiction categories.
According to Mayan legend, the xtabentum flower that grows wild on the Yucatan peninsula first appeared on the grave of a free-spirited young woman who was scorned for her passion by the people of her village, but loved by the gods for her kind heart. Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan is a story of two young women set in the years following the Mexican Revolution in Merida, Yucatan, one of the wealthiest cities in the world at the time. Amanda Diaz is from the “divine caste,” a small group of families of European descent who dominate the politics and economy of the region. Amanda’s lifelong friend, Carmen, is from the opposite end of the social spectrum, a domestic worker, a Mayan Indian who is the daughter of one of the Diaz family servants. Against the true historical background of rebellion and assassination in the unstable country, the whipping of Carmen by a Diaz neighbor exposes the sheltered existence of the two women and drives them apart. The story follows Amanda through her horror at the social injustice of the two-class Mexico to the sacrifices she makes in the name of friendship. Parts of the story take place in modern times, where the discovery of an old birth certificate sets Amanda’s granddaughter in search of a secret about her father’s birth. Her search, told in the first person, is blended with a third-person account of the lives of Amanda and her contemporaries in the 1920s.
Xtabentum
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Author : Rosy Hugener
language : en
Publisher: Rosy Hugener
Release Date : 2011
Xtabentum written by Rosy Hugener and has been published by Rosy Hugener this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fiction categories.
A story of two young women set in the years following the Mexican Revolution in Merida, Yucatan, one of the wealthiest cities in the world at the time. Amanda Diaz is from the "divine caste," a small group of families of European descent who dominate the politics and economy of the region. Amanda's lifelong friend, Carmen, is from the opposite end of the social spectrum, a Mayan Indian who is the daughter of one of the Diaz family servants. Against the true historical background of rebellion and assassination in the unstable country, the whipping of Carmen by a Diaz neighbor exposes the sheltered existence of the two women and drives them apart.
Maya
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Author : Wm Dudley Foulke
language : en
Publisher: Trieste Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-17
Maya written by Wm Dudley Foulke and has been published by Trieste Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-17 with categories.
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Maya
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
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Maya written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Yucatán (Mexico : State) categories.
Yucatan Before And After The Conquest
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Author : Diego de Landa
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1978-01-01
Yucatan Before And After The Conquest written by Diego de Landa and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with History categories.
Describes geography and natural history of the peninsula, gives brief history of Mayan life, discusses Spanish conquest, and provides a long summary of Maya civilization. 4 maps, and over 120 illustrations.
The Caste War Of Yucat N
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Author : Nelson A. Reed
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2001
The Caste War Of Yucat N written by Nelson A. Reed and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history--the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatán against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Within a year, the Maya rebels had almost succeeded in driving their oppressors from the peninsula; by 1855, when the major battles ended, the war had killed or put to flight almost half of the population of Yucatán. A new religion built around a Speaking Cross supported their independence for over fifty years, and that religion survived the eventual Maya defeat and continues today. This revised edition is based on further research in the archives and in the field, and draws on the research by a new generation of scholars who have labored since the book's original publication 36 years ago. One of the most significant results of this research is that it has put a human face on much that had heretofore been treated as semi-mythical. Reviews of the First Edition "Reed has not only written a fine account of the caste war, he has also given us the first penetrating analysis of the social and economic systems of Yucatán in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries." --American Historical Review "In this beautifully written history of a little-known struggle between several contending forces in Yucatán, Reed has added an important dimension to anthropological studies in this area." --American Anthropologist "Not only is this exciting history (as compelling and dramatic as the best of historical fiction) but it covers events unaccountably neglected by historians. . . . This is a brilliant contribution to history. . . . Don't miss this book." --Los Angeles Times "One of the most remarkable books about Latin America to appear in years." --Hispanic American Report
Maya A Story Of Yucatan
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Author : William Foulke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-07-30
Maya A Story Of Yucatan written by William Foulke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-30 with categories.
Maya: A Story of Yucatan 253 pages
Incidents Of Travel In Yucatan
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Author : John L. Stephens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1848
Incidents Of Travel In Yucatan written by John L. Stephens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1848 with Yucatán (Mexico : State) categories.
The Ruins
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Author : Scott Smith
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2023-10-12
The Ruins written by Scott Smith and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Fiction categories.
'Superior horror literature' New York Times 'A compelling set-up and provocative premise' Kirkus 'There's no let-up, not so much as a chapter-break where you can catch your breath' Stephen King __________________ Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins. After a long journey into the jungle, the group come across a partly camouflaged trail and a captivating hillside covered with red flowers. Lured by these, the group move closer until they happen across a gun-toting Mayan horseman who orders them away. In the midst of the confrontation, one of the group steps inadvertently backwards into the flowering vine. And at that moment their world changes for ever...