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Author Baines, Kristina, 1973- author.

Title Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community : Health, Happiness, and Identity / Kristina Baines
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 149 pages)
Contents Beginning at the end : "He is nearly dead" -- The Mopan Maya in Belize : "They do it different across" -- Nutrition as tradition : "It's what indian people eat" -- Bodies at work, bodies at rest : "We boss ourselves" -- Educating well : "They are lazy to learn it now" -- Changing spaces, changing faces : "I could not live where there is no jippy jappa" -- Alone, together : "You are not afraid?" -- Ending at the beginning : "The past is the future."
Summary "Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community is a rich ethnography detailing how ecological heritage practices are central to life and health in a Maya community. It clearly illuminates the more nuanced effects of development processes, including land rights, healthcare access, and education access"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index
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Subject Mayas -- Belize -- Social life and customs
Mayas -- Belize -- Social conditions
Ethnology -- Belize
Human ecology -- Belize
Community life -- Belize
Environmental health -- Belize
Health services accessibility -- Belize
Land tenure -- Belize
Education -- Social aspects -- Belize
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Community life
Education -- Social aspects
Environmental health
Ethnic relations
Ethnology
Health services accessibility
Human ecology
Land tenure
Mayas -- Social conditions
Mayas -- Social life and customs
SUBJECT Belize -- Ethnic relations
Subject Belize
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021677771
ISBN 9781498512831
1498512836