Liza GrandiaEnclosed
Conservation, Cattle, and Commerce Among the q'Eqchi' Maya Lowlanders
Liza Grandia is associate professor of Native American studies at University of California, Davis. She is the author of Enclosed: Conservation, Cattle, and Commerce Among the Q'eqchi' Maya Lowlanders (University of Washington Press, 2012).
Foreword by K. Sivaramakrishnan
Preface
Acknowledgements
Q'eqchi' Language and Orthography
Notes on Measurements
Maps
Introduction: Commons Past
1. Liberal Plunder: A Recurring Q'eqchi' History
2. Maya Gringos: Q'eqchi' Lowland Migration and Territorial Expansion
3. Commons, Customs, and Carrying Capacities: The Property and Population
Traps of the Peten Frontier
4. Speculating: The World Bank's Market-Assisted Land Reform
5. From Colonial to Corporate Capitalism: Expanding Cattle Frontiers
6. The Neoliberal Auction: The PPP and the DR-CAFTA
Conclusion: Common Features
Glossary
Acronyms
Notes
Bibliography
Index