Now Peru Is Mine : The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist /

Now Peru Is Mine : The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist /

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Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century histor...

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Main Authors: Llamojha Mitma, Manuel, 1921- (Author), Heilman, Jaymie Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Llamojha Mitma, Manuel > 1921-2016
Llamojha Mitma, Manuel, > 1921-
Aktivismus
Kleinbauer
Politics and government.
Political activists.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Society and culture: general.
Social groups.
Indigenous peoples.
Ethnic studies.
Activistes > Perou > Biographies.
Political activists > Peru > Biography.
Peru
Peru.
Perou > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
Peru > Politics and government > 20th century.
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • "I'm going to be president of the republic" : the formation of an activist, 1921-1948
  • "I made the hacendados tremble" : defending Jhajhamarka campesinos, 1948-1952
  • "Jail was like my home" : fighting for Concepción, 1952-1961
  • For justice, land, and liberty : national and international leadership, 1961-1968
  • "Everything was division" : political marginalization, 1968-1980
  • A wound that won't heal : political violence, displacement, and loss, 1980-2000
  • Afterword: "You have to stand firm" : the elderly activist, 2000-2015.

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