Telltale Stories from Central America Cultural Heritage, Political Systems, and Resistance in Developing Countries
- Binding: Hardcover
- Edition: 1
- Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr
- Publish date: 05/01/2001
Description:
Race relations are key to understanding Central America's political and social development. To gather data on that topic, Stone turned to an unusual source: 118 stories passed from generation to generation. By collecting and studying folktales and legends from the five countries of Central America, he examines the values and beliefs that forge a people's sense of themselves or their consciousness.
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Stone also examines how Indians, the mestizos, and ladinos in Central America view themselves and the governments that rule them. By studying stories told throughout the region, he documents the mutual resentment among Indians, mestizos, ladinos, and whites. He assesses how each country in Central America has or has not faced up to its racial problems. He concludes that the existence of both authoritarian and democratic regimes throughout the region is directly related to the ways in which each country has handled these problems.
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