Courage tastes of blood : the Mapuche community of Nicolas Ailio and the Chilean state, 1906-2001 / Florencia E. Mallon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mallon, Florencia E., 1951-

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Radical perspectives.

Radical perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mapuche Indians--Chile--Nicolas Ailio--History.

Mapuche Indians.

Mapuche Indians--Land tenure--Chile--Nicolas Ailio.

Mapuche Indians--Chile--Nicolas Ailio--Government relations.

Land grants--Chile--Nicolas Ailio.

Land grants.

Land reform--Chile--Nicolas Ailio.

Land reform.

Nicolás Ailío (Chile)--History.

Nicolás Ailío (Chile).

Nicolás Ailío (Chile)--Politics and government.

Nicolás Ailío (Chile)--Social conditions.

Chile--Race relations.

Chile.

Chile--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Follows the history of an indigenous community in southern Chile across the 20th century, using oral history and archival material to analyze the shifting relationship between the Mapuche people and the Chilean state.

Contents:

In the fog before dawn, December 1970

And then, suddenly, the land disappeared, 1906-1940

A generation without shoes : enduring in poverty, 1940-1970

A fleeting prosperity, 1968-1973

When the hearths went out, 1973-1992

Settlers once again, 1992-2001

Conclusion: Where the past meets the future in Nicolas Ailio.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-304) and index.

ISBN:

9780822387268

0822387263

OCLC:

226067857