Transmission and tourism : the effects of globalization on how and why Maya backstrap weaving is taught

The initial purpose of this study was to explore how tourism in Guatemala is affecting indigenous weavers, weaving practices, and the transmission of weaving knowledge and experience from the current generation of Guatemalans to the next. Through extended on-site study and interviews with weavers in...

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Main Author: Waters, Emily Ann
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/21508