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A 5 page book review of Jody Glittenberg’s text To the Mountain and Back, The Mysteries of Guatemalan Highland Family Life (1994, Waveland Press), which describes how the author’s understanding of this culture evolves from her visits to Guatemala, which took place in the 1970s, first as a missionary nurse, and then as an anthropology student conducting an ethnographic research project. This is a fascinating book that gives any reader insight into the lives of poor agrarian population struggling for existence within context of a developing country. Glittenberg’s first-person narrative style creates a highly readable account, which allows the reader to learn along with the author as she relates her experiences in chronological order. No additional sources cited.
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culture evolves from her visits to Guatemala, which took place in the 1970s, first as a missionary nurse, and then as an anthropology student conducting an ethnographic research project. This
is a fascinating book that gives any reader insight into the lives of poor agrarian population struggling for existence within context of a developing country. Glittenbergs first-person narrative style creates
a highly readable account, which allows the reader to learn along with the author as she relates her experiences in chronological order. The author begins in 1971, which is
when Glittenberg heard Dr. Carroll Behrhorst describe his mission in life, which was "to change the way we deliver health care to the needy" (Glittenberg, 1994, p. 9)(All subsequent citations
refer to this text). Dr. Behrhorst, whom the author refers to as "Doc" from this point forward, emphasized that in order to "break the back of disease," it was first
necessary to understand the people, "to know their way of life...to respect them" (p. 9). This is a sentiment that Glittenberg immediately understood and incorporated into her belief system, which
aided her cultural assimilation into Docs staff. Glittenbergs book describes many of the people whom she worked with and cared for while in Guatemala. She has changed their names
to protect their anonymity; however, the actions and attitudes that Glittenberg describes reflects the cultural orientation of the areas two major ethnic groups: the Ladinos and the Cakchiquel Mayan Indians.
The author explains how the actions of both groups reflect the power hierarchy and social structure of the country. Also, Glittenberg explains how these two cultures interconnect and thus collectively
constitute the fabric of the local culture and reciprocal economic relationship. The cultural lessons offered by this text are varied and insightful and are woven into the narrative throughout
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