For Every Indio Who Falls: A History of Maya Activism in Guatemala, 1960-1990

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For Every Indio Who Falls Rural highlands, El Quiché. Photo by Jean-Marie Simon. For Every Indio Who Falls A History of Maya Activism in Guatemala, 1960–1990 Betsy Konefal UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS Albuquerque © 2010 by the University of New Mexico Press All rights reserved. Published 2010 Printed in the United States of America 15 14 13 12 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Konefal, Betsy Ogburn, 1967– For every indio who falls : a history of Maya activism in Guatemala, 1960–1990 / Betsy Konefal. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8263-4865-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mayas—Guatemala—Politics and government—20th century. 2. Guatemala—History—Civil War, 1960–1996. 3. Mayas—Guatemala—Government relations. I. Title. F1435.3.P7K66 2010 972.8105'2—dc22 2009049906 I dedicate this book to the children of its protagonists. ...