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Now Peru is mine : the life and times of a campesino activist / Manuel Llamojha Mitma and Jaymie Patricia Heilman.
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Llamojha Mitma, Manuel, 1921-
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English
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Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
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xii, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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F3448.4.L53 L53 2016
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Subject(s)
Political activists
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Peru
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Biography
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Peru
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Politics and government
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20th century
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Llamojha Mitma, Manuel 1921-
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Heilman, Jaymie Patricia
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Biographies
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Series
Narrating native histories
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Summary note
"Born in 1921, Manuel Llamojha Mitma became one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. Now Peru Is Mine combines extensive oral history interviews with archival research to chronicle his struggles for indigenous land rights and political inclusion as well as his fight against anti-Indian racism. His compelling story--framed by Jaymie Patricia Heilman's historical contextualization--covers nearly eight decades, from the poverty of his youth and teaching himself to read, to becoming an internationally known activist. Llamojha also recounts his life's tragedies, such as being forced to flee his home and the disappearance of his son during the war between the Shining Path and the government. His life gives insight into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history, among them urbanization, poverty, racism, agrarian reform, political organizing, the demise of the hacienda system, and the Shining Path. The centrality of his embrace of his campesino identity forces a rethinking of how indigenous identity works inside Peru, while the implications of his activism broaden our understanding of political mobilization in Cold War Latin America." -- Publisher's description
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-228) and index.
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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ISBN
9780822362180 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
082236218X ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
9780822362388 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0822362384 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016020793
OCLC
934238555
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