Naming Security - Constructing Identity: ‘Mayan-women’ in Guatemala on the Eve of ‘Peace

Critically re-considers the connections between security, subjectivity and identity Asks how Mayan women’s security narratives both rearticulate and disrupt the main story of security embedded in the modern ‘paradox of sovereignty’ Suggests that in Mayan women’s attempts to resist the violence they experienced, they struggle to secure their triple identity as Mayan, women, and poor Raises vital questions about what might constitute ‘security’ A wide-reaching study which will be essential reading for students of security, identity politics, feminist theory, and Latin American studies