Edward F. Fischer's
Research, Publications, and Work in Progress

Curriculum Vitae in PDF format (February 2008)

                                                           
Maya Cultural                                           Rujotayixik ri Maya'                                 Cultural Logics and Global Economies:
Activism in Guatemala                            B'anob'al: Activismo                                            Maya Identity in Thought and Practice
(1996, University of Texas Press)            Cultural Maya (1999, Cholsamaj)                       (2001, University of Texas Press)
 

                                                                 
Tecpán Guatemala: A                               Pluralizing Ethnography:                                     Peoples and Cultures of    
Modern Maya Town in                             Comparison and Representation                          the World. Coursebook and      
Local and Global Context                         in Maya Cultures, Histories and                         lectures on CD and DVD    
(2002, Westview)                                        Identities (2004, SAR Press)                                  (2004, The Teaching Company)

                                                       
                          
Broccoli and Desire:                                    Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society,
Global Connections and                              and the Neoliberal State in Latin
Maya Struggles in Post-War                      America. Special issue of Social Analysis              
Guatemala (with Peter Benson)                          published also as a book by Berghahn Books 
2006 Stanford University Press               

From The Globalist (Nov. 2001): Dateline Guatemala — Globalization and Broccoli

From The News Insider (Nov. 2003): The Return of Guatemala's El General

Voicing Dissent: A Conversation with Lewis Lapham (11/4/2004)

Linking Local Producers and Global Markets: Nontraditional Export Agriculture, Ethnic Politics, and Economic Security in the Kaqchikel Maya Region of Guatemala
Description of research funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (1999-2001)

Stakeholding at the Grassroots: Economic Morality and Self-Interest in a Germany Context (in Word format)
Description of research funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2005-2007)

Westview Case Studies in Anthropology is a series of ethnographic case studies I edit for Westview Press.  We are currently soliciting manuscripts; interested authors should consult our author guidelines.  

• Tecpán Guatemala: A Modern Maya Town in Local and Global Context by Edward F. Fischer and Carol Hendrickson
        -Tecpán book website
• Fulbe Voices: Marriage, Islam, And Medicine In Northern Cameroon by Helen Regis
• Daughters Of Tunis: Women, Family, And Networks In A Muslim City by Paula Holmes-Eber
• Magical Writing in Salasca: Literacy and Power in Highland Ecuador by Peter Wogan
• The Lao: Gender, Power, and Livelihood by Carol Ireson-Doolittle and Geraldine Moreno Black
• Namoluk Beyond the Reef: The Transformation of a Micronesian Community by Mac Marshall
• From Mukogodo To Maasai: Ethnicity And Cultural Change In Kenya by Lee Cronk
• Black Skins, French Voices: Caribbean Ethnicity and Activism in Urban France by Davis Beriss
• The Iraqw of Tanzania: Negotiating Rural Development by Katherine Snyder
• The Tanners of Taiwan: Work Culture and National Identity by Scott Simon
• Muslim Youth Tensions And Transitions in Tajikistan by Colette Harris
   

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