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The Peru reader : history, culture, politics / edited by Orin Starn, Carlos Ivan Degregori, and Robin Kirk.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Starn, Orin.
Degregori, Carlos Iván.
Kirk, Robin.
Series:
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Latin America readers.
The Latin America readers
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Peru--History.
Peru.
Peru--Social conditions.
Peru--Economic conditions.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (598 pages).
Edition:
2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
An interdisciplinary anthology of work from and about Peru, including nonfiction, poetry, journalism, history, and cultural analysis, that includes many primary resources never before published in English.
Contents:
Introduction
PART I. THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
The Chavin Cult, Brian Fagan
Nazca Pottery, Javier Sologuren
The Huarochiri Manuscript, Anonymous
Moon, Sun,Witches, Irene Silverblatt
The Origins of the Incas, Garcilaso de la Vega
Cloth, Textile, and the Inca Empire, John Murra
Taxation and the Incas, Pedro de Cieza de Leon
Officials and Messengers, Guaman Poma de Ayala
The Search for Machu Picchu, Hiram Bingham
PART II. CONQUEST AND COLONIAL RULE
Atahualpa and Pizarro, John Hemming
In Defense of the Indians, Bartolome de las Casas
Our House, Marco Martos
The Tragedy of Success, Steve J. Stern
Diary of Colonial Lima, Josephe de Mugaburu y Honton
Friar Martin's Mice, Ricardo Palma
The Rebellion of Tupac Amaru, Alberto Flores Galindo
"All Must Die!" Jose Antonio de Areche
PART III. REPUBLICAN PERU
The Battle of Ayacucho, Antonio Cisneros
Comas and theWar of the Pacific, Florencia E. Mallon
Priests, Indians, Soldiers, and Heroes, Manuel Gonzalez Prada
Women of Lima, Flora Tristan
Amazonian Indians and the Rubber Boom, Manuel Cordova
PART IV. THE ADVENT OF MODERN POLITICS
Tempest in the Andes, Luis Valcarcel
Water! Juan Pevez
Reflections, Jose Carlos Mariategui
Human Poems, Cesar Vallejo
The apra, Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
The Massacre of Chan Chan, Carleton Beals
Lost to Sight, Cesar Moro
PART V. THE BREAKUP OF THE OLD ORDER
The Pongo's Dream, Jose Maria Arguedas
"The Master Will No Longer Feed Off Your Poverty," Juan Velasco
The 24th of June, Gabriel Aragon
Villa El Salvador, Cecilia Blondet
Recipe for a House, Mercedes Torribio
Featherless Vultures, Julio Ramon Ribeyro
Peru's African Rhythms, Nicomedes Santa Cruz
A Guerrilla'sWord, Javier Heraud
Liberation Theology, Gustavo Gutierrez
A World for Julius, Alfredo Bryce Echenique
PART VI. THE SHINING PATH
"A Frightening Thirst for Vengeance," Osman Morote
We Are the Initiators, Abimael Guzman
The Quota, Gustavo Gorriti
Memories of a Cadre, "Nicario"
Oath of Loyalty, Anonymous
PART VII. MANCHAY TIEMPO
Vietnam in the Andes, "Pancho"
Death Threat, Anonymous
Women and Terror, Raquel Martin de Mejia
Chaqwa, Robin Kirk
Huamanguino, Ranulfo Fuentes
"There Have Been Threats," Maria Elena Moyano
Peasants at War, Ponciano del Pino
Time of Reckoning, Salomon Lerner
PART VIII. THE COCAINE ECONOMY
The Hold Life Has, Catherine J. Allen
My Little Coca, Let Me Chew You! Anonymous
The Cocaine Economy, Jo Ann Kawell
Drugs, Soldiers, and Guerrillas, "Chaname"
PART IX. THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL
Soup of the Day, Family Kitchen No. 79
Nightwatch, Orin Starn
"A Momentous Decision," Alberto Fujimori
Choleric Outbreak, Caretas
Bribing a Congressman, Alberto Kouri and Vladimiro Montesinos
Simply Pascuala, Jose Maria Salcedo
PART X. CULTURE(S) REDEFINED
Chayraq! Carlos Ivan Degregori
The Choncholi Chewing Gum Rap, Nosequien y los nosecuantos
Sarita Colonia Comes Flying, Eduardo Gonzalez Viana
Is Peru Turning Protestant? Luis Minaya
Interview with a Gay Activist, Enrique Bossio
Adrenaline Nights, Carmen Olle
Reencounter, Giovanna Pollarolo
I Am the Bad Girl of the Story, Maria Emilia Cornejo
Conversation in the Cathedral, Mario Vargas Llosa
The Slave, Jaime Bayly
Aguaruna Adventures, Anonymous
Self-Images, Workshop for Social Photography
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-570) and index.
ISBN:
1-283-02212-5
9786613022127
0-8223-8750-6
OCLC:
220950410

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