Ethnicity, Markets, and Migration in the Andes : At the Crossroads of History and Anthropology

Brooke Larson

ISBN 10: 0822316471 / ISBN 13: 9780822316473

Edité par Duke University Press Sep 1995, 1995

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Neuware - Until now, Andean peasants have primarily been thought of by scholars as isolated subsistence farmers, 'resistant' to money and to different markets in the region. Ethnicity, Markets, and Migration in the Andes overturns this widely held assumption and puts in its place a new perspective as it explores the dynamic between Andean cultural, social, and economic practices and the market forces of a colonial and postcolonial mercantile economy. Bringing together the work of outstanding scholars in Andean history, anthropology, and ethnohistory, these pioneering essays show how, from the very earliest period of Spanish rule, Andean peasants and their rulers embraced the new economic opportunities and challenged or subverted the new structures introduced by the colonial administration. They also convincingly explain why in the twentieth century the mistaken idea developed that Andean peasants were conservative and unable to participate effectively in different markets, and reveal how closely ethnic inequalities were tied to evolving market relations. Inviting a critical reconsideration of ethnic, class, and gender issues in the context of rural Andean markets, this book will revise the prevailing view of Andean history and provide a more fully informed picture of the complex mercantile activities of Andean peasants.

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• Titre: Ethnicity, Markets, and Migration in the Andes : At the Crossroads of History and Anthropology
• Éditeur: Duke University Press Sep 1995
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0822316471
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780822316473
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 235 L x 155 H x 32 P (en millimètres) 235 millimètres de largeur par 155 millimètres de hauteur par 32 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 798 grammes

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Until now, Andean peasants have primarily been thought of by scholars as isolated subsistence farmers, "resistant" to money and to different markets in the region. Ethnicity, Markets, and Migration in the Andes overturns this widely held assumption and puts in its place a new perspective as it explores the dynamic between Andean cultural, social, and economic practices and the market forces of a colonial and postcolonial mercantile economy.
Bringing together the work of outstanding scholars in Andean history, anthropology, and ethnohistory, these pioneering essays show how, from the very earliest period of Spanish rule, Andean peasants and their rulers embraced the new economic opportunities and challenged or subverted the new structures introduced by the colonial administration. They also convincingly explain why in the twentieth century the mistaken idea developed that Andean peasants were conservative and unable to participate effectively in different markets, and reveal how closely ethnic inequalities were tied to evolving market relations. Inviting a critical reconsideration of ethnic, class, and gender issues in the context of rural Andean markets, this book will revise the prevailing view of Andean history and provide a more fully informed picture of the complex mercantile activities of Andean peasants.

À propos de l'auteur

Brooke Larson is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Center at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Olivia Harris is Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Anthropology Department at Goldsmith's College, London.

Enrique Tandeter is Chair of the Department of History at the University of Buenos Aires and an Associate at the Center for the Study of State and Society in Buenos Aires.