{"product_id":"rooting-in-a-useless-land-9780520395862","title":"Rooting in a Useless Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 narrativea colonial belief that Maya forests are empty wastelandswhich 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.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Rooting in a Useless Land \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 • The Celebrity Chef Lands in Yaxunah \u003cbr\u003e 2 • Murderer of the Woodland \u003cbr\u003e 3 • Seeds of Permanence \u003cbr\u003e 4 • Taproot to Fibrous Root \u003cbr\u003e 5 • Lines in the Forest \u003cbr\u003e 6 • The Ghost of Chaipa Chi \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Time Line of Key Events in the History of the Yaxunah Ejido \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Comparison of Homesites Documented at Tzacauil \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862716940631,"sku":"9780520395862","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520395862.jpg?v=1759918566","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rooting-in-a-useless-land-9780520395862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}