Rooting in a Useless Land
Ancient Farmers, Celebrity Chefs, and Environmental Justice in Yucatan
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
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In Rooting in a Useless Land, Chelsea Fisher examines the deep histories of environmental-justice conflicts in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. She draws on her innovative archaeological research in Yaxunah, an Indigenous Maya farming community dealing with land dispossession, but with a surprising twist: Yaxunah happens to be entangled with prestigious sustainable-development projects initiated by some of the most famous chefs in the world. Fisher contends that these sustainable-development initiatives inadvertently bolster the useless-land narrative—a colonial belief that Maya forests are empty wastelands—which has been driving Indigenous land dispossession and environmental injustice for centuries. Rooting in a Useless Land explores how archaeology, practiced within communities, can restore history and strengthen relationships built on contested ground.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2023-10-03
- Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
- Vikt544 g
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor280
- FörlagUniversity of California Press
- EAN9780520395862