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Guatemala, a Central American country with a relatively small mestizo ruling class & a large Indian majority, has known outbursts of intense violence between the rulers & their subjects since its inception. Discussed is the role of the spatial & political segregation of the Indian ethnic stock in the preservation of its culture & traditions & -- most importantly -- its ethnic self-consciousness. Cultural, linguistic, economic, & social factors in the perpetuation of a distinctly Indian culture in Guatemala, & some of the advances in gaining rights for Indians that this ethnic solidarity had made possible are reviewed. S. Karganovic

Censorship of cultural products is discussed as a form of controlling & defending a particular social structure. The Mexican law which permits government censorship (Organic Law of Public Education), & its description of subjects which may be censored, are discussed. These subjects include sexually offensive material, sensually stimulating material, libertinism, & depiction of immoral conduct. A list of 135 publications which were censored in Mexico from 1971 to 1975, furnished by the Qualifying Commission on Illustrated Magazines & Books, is given, including some which were originally censored & then appeared under different titles. It is suggested that the law permits sensationalism, catastrophe, & violence in the mass media, but prohibits human love & togetherness. This is in accordance with a reactionary cultural situation, managed & controlled by private initiative, which discourages expression of working class culture. S. Whittle.