Livelihood and Resistance
eBook - ePub

Livelihood and Resistance

Peasants and the Politics of Land in Peru

  1. 293 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Livelihood and Resistance

Peasants and the Politics of Land in Peru

About this book

Livelihood and Resistance examines a Peruvian highland community where rural resistance has been endemic for over a century. Gavin Smith explores the way in which the villagers' daily economic interests and their political struggles contribute to their social and political identity.
Livelihood and Resistance examines a Peruvian highland community where rural resistance has been endemic for over a century. Gavin Smith explores the way in which the villagers' daily economic interests and their political struggles contribute to t

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction: The World of the Huasicanchinos
  7. 1 Forms of Struggle
  8. 2 Domination and Disguise Transformations in Community Institutions
  9. 3 The Growth of a Culture of Opposition 1850-1947
  10. 4 Making a Living
  11. 5 Ghostly Figures Outside the Domain of Political Economy
  12. 6 Commodification and Culture
  13. 7 The Land Recuperation Campaign, 1930 to the Present
  14. 8 Class Consciousness and Culture
  15. Notes
  16. Glossary
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index