From Ollamaliztli to Pelota mixteca and beyond : the role of globalization in the historical development of an indigenous Mexican ballgame

Berger, M.E. (2016)

Doctoral Thesis

 

This dissertation studies the indigenous Mexican game of pelota mixteca. In the first part, the possible pre-Columbian origins of the game are examined. The second part focuses on the ways in which 20th- and 21st-century globalization, labor migration and state politics of indigenism have influenced the way the game is represented and used in political discourse, both by the state and by the players itself.

 

• Pelota mixteca
• Mesoamerica
• Mesoamerican ballgame
• Globalization
• Indigenismo
• Migration
• Mesoamerican archaeology

• All authors: Berger, M.E.
• Supervisor: Jansen, Maarten E.R.G.N.
• Co-supervisor: Van Broekhoven, Laura N.K.
• Committee: Adelaar, Willem F.H.; Halbertsma, Ruurd B.; Kolen, Jan C.A.; Sachse, Frauke; May Castillo, Manuel; Rivera Salgado, Gaspar
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Archaeology, Leiden University
• Date: 2016-05-26