Livelihood and Resistance

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ISBN: 9780520076624 | 0520076621
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/1/1991

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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. Book jacket.

Preface	p. xi
Introduction: The World of the Huasicanchinos	p. 1
Forms of Struggle	p. 11
Livelihood and Resistance	p. 11
Cross-Disciplinary Studies of the Peasantry	p. 18
Domination and Disguise: Transformations in Community Institutions	p. 29
Community Institutions in Huasicancha 1960-1972	p. 31
Hacienda Use of Community Institutions	p. 36
"La Nacion Huanca"	p. 38
"El Imperio Inca"	p. 44
The Emergence of the Highland Hacienda System	p. 48
From estancia to hacienda; from cancha to "Pueblo de los Indios"	p. 50
Growing Lines of Distinction	p. 52
The Early Years of the Republic	p. 56
Conclusion	p. 57
The Growth of a Culture of Opposition 1850-1947	p. 59
From Mobilization to Rebellion 1850-1899	p. 61
The Pre-War Situation	p. 61
The War and Its Aftermath	p. 67
The Response to Hacienda Expansion 1900-1947	p. 77
The Social Relations of Hacienda Production 1900-1920	p. 77
The Social Relations of Petty Production 1900-1947	p. 84
1900 to 1920	p. 85
1920 to 1947	p. 90
Making a Living	p. 96
The Institutionalization of Migration	p. 96
Early Days	p. 96
The Receiving Areas from 1948 to 1960	p. 99
The Sending Community from 1948 to 1960	p. 100
The "Canchas"	p. 102
The "Huasis"	p. 103
The Variety of Enterprises Today: the Locations	p. 104
Huancayo	p. 104
Lima	p. 105
Huasicancha	p. 108
Ghostly Figures Outside the Domain of Political Economy	p. 112
Victor and Juana Hinostrosa's Domestic Enterprise	p. 117
Mauro and Guillermina Hinostrosa's Domestic Enterprise	p. 121
Grimaldo and Angelina Pomayay's Domestic Enterprise	p. 127
Eulogio and Eufresenia Ramos's Domestic Enterprise	p. 132
Urbano and Paulina Llacua's Domestic Enterprise	p. 144
Commodification and Culture	p. 155
The Implications of Commodification and Formal Subsumption	p. 160
Limitations to the Commodification of Production Relations	p. 163
Conclusion	p. 167
The Land Recuperation Campaign, 1930 to the Present	p. 169
Initiatives Early in the Century	p. 171
La Falda Invasion	p. 174
The National Context	p. 174
The Local Situation	p. 176
La Pampa Invasion	p. 181
The National Context and the Changing Local Resource Base	p. 183
The Local Situation	p. 184
La Puna Invasion	p. 194
The Reawakening of the Campaign	p. 196
The Realignment of Forces, Within and Without	p. 198
Political Perspectives Arising from the Heterogeneity of Enterprises	p. 205
The Momentum of Discourse and Increased Participation	p. 207
Strategy and Tactics	p. 211
"La Reivindicacion de Nuestras Tierras"	p. 214
Conclusion	p. 215
Class Consciousness and Culture	p. 218
The Facets of Experience	p. 222
The Role of Structure, Political Engagement and Discourse: an Example	p. 229
Local Knowledge	p. 234
Notes	p. 237
Glossary	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 261
Index	p. 273
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