9780822362388-0822362384-Now Peru Is Mine: The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist (Narrating Native Histories)

Now Peru Is Mine: The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist (Narrating Native Histories)

ISBN-13: 9780822362388
ISBN-10: 0822362384
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Manuel Llamojha Mitma, Jaymie Patricia Heilman
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Format: Paperback 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780822362388
ISBN-10: 0822362384
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Manuel Llamojha Mitma, Jaymie Patricia Heilman
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Format: Paperback 256 pages

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Now Peru Is Mine: The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist (Narrating Native Histories) (ISBN-13: 9780822362388 and ISBN-10: 0822362384), written by authors Manuel Llamojha Mitma, Jaymie Patricia Heilman, was published by Duke University Press Books in 2016. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Cultural & Regional books. You can easily purchase or rent Now Peru Is Mine: The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist (Narrating Native Histories) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Cultural & Regional books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Born in 1921, Manuel Llamojha Mitma became one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. Now Peru Is Mine combines extensive oral history interviews with archival research to chronicle his struggles for indigenous land rights and political inclusion as well as his fight against anti-Indian racism. His compelling story—framed by Jaymie Patricia Heilman's historical contextualization—covers nearly eight decades, from the poverty of his youth and teaching himself to read, to becoming an internationally known activist. Llamojha also recounts his life's tragedies, such as being forced to flee his home and the disappearance of his son during the war between the Shining Path and the government. His life gives insight into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history, among them urbanization, poverty, racism, agrarian reform, political organizing, the demise of the hacienda system, and the Shining Path. The centrality of his embrace of his campesino identity forces a rethinking of how indigenous identity works inside Peru, while the implications of his activism broaden our understanding of political mobilization in Cold War Latin America.

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