Description: A compelling study of a Guatemalan village, in the wake of civil war and genocide, facing an uneasy transition marked by gang violence, paramilitary security committees, and other power struggles.
Brief description: Jennifer L. Burrell is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University at Albany-SUNY, where she is a faculty affiliate of the Department of Latin America, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies and the Institute for Mesoamerican Studies. A Fulbright fellow and recipient of several prizes, she coedited Central America in the New Millennium.
Review Quotes: Anthropologist Burrell writes movingly and incisively about how that common story has played out in one well-known Maya community, Todos Santos Cuchamatin...From her vantage point in a single indigenous community, Burrell gleans special insights into the varied consequences of labor migration and remittance on social order at home and on a young generation's effort to chart a new course in the world. A highly readable and evocative work. Summing Up: Highly recommended.-- "Choice"