Mirages of transition: the peruvian altiplano, 1780-1930
Auteur :
Jacobsen, Nils
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520082915
Date de publication :
8 oct. 1993
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
816 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This case study of the vast, high-altitude plains surrounding Peru's Lake Titicaca combines economic and social analysis with cultural and institutional history. The author demonstrates how colonial methods of constructing power and social identity linger to this day.