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The Politics of Memory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 274

The Politics of Memory

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1990-06-29
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  • Publisher: CUP Archive

Reconsidering the predominantly mythic status of non-Western historical narrative, Rappaport identifies the political realities that influenced the form and content of Andean history, revealing the distinct historical vision of these stories. Because of her examination of the influences of literacy in the creation of history, Rappaport's analysis makes a special contribution to Latin American and Andean studies, solidly grounding subaltern texts in their sociopolitical contexts. -- Amazon.

The Pride of Havana
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 513

The Pride of Havana

From the first amateur leagues of the 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, here is the definitive history of baseball in Cuba. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria expertly traces the arc of the game, intertwining its heroes and their stories with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people. What emerges is more than a story of balls and strikes, but a richly detailed history of Cuba told from the unique cultural perch of the baseball diamond. Filling a void created by Cuba's rejection of bullfighting and Spanish hegemony, baseball quickly became a crucial stitch in the complex social fabric of the island. By the early 1940s Cuba had become major conduit...

The Politics of Memory
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 284

The Politics of Memory

How does a culture in which writing is not a prominent feature create historical tradition? Researcher Joanne Rappaport answers the question by tracing the past three centuries of intellectual history of the Nasa--a community in the Colombian Andes. Originally published in 1990 but of continuing interest to all scholars of Latin America. 21 illustrations.

General Bulletin
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 510

General Bulletin

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1936
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Intercultural Utopias
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 355

Intercultural Utopias

Although only 2 percent of Colombia’s population identifies as indigenous, that figure belies the significance of the country’s indigenous movement. More than a quarter of the Colombian national territory belongs to indigenous groups, and 80 percent of the country’s mineral resources are located in native-owned lands. In this innovative ethnography, Joanne Rappaport draws on research she has conducted in Colombia over the past decade—and particularly on her collaborations with activists—to explore the country’s multifaceted indigenous movement, which, after almost 35 years, continues to press for rights to live as indigenous people in a pluralistic society that recognizes them as...

Newsletter
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 72

Newsletter

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1984
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Bolivia and the Making of the Global Indigenous Movement
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 291

Bolivia and the Making of the Global Indigenous Movement

This book investigates how western anthropological trends, development discourse and transnational activism came to create and define the global indigenous movement. Using Bolivia as a case study, the author demonstrates through a historical research, how international ideas of what it means and does not mean to be indigenous have played out at the national level. Tracing these trends from pre-revolutionary Bolivia, the Inter-American indigenismo in the 1940s up to Evo Morales’ downfall, the book reflects on Bolivia’s national-level policy discourse and constitutional changes, but also asks to what extent these principles have been transmitted to the country’s grassroots organisations ...

Historical Dictionary of Colombia
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 592

Historical Dictionary of Colombia

The Historical Dictionary of Colombia covers the history of Colombia through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Colombia.

ISLA
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 716

ISLA

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Clippings of Latin American political, social and economic news from various English language newspapers.