Now Peru is mine : the life and times of a campesino activist / Manuel Llamojha Mitma and Jaymie Patricia Heilman.

Author
Llamojha Mitma, Manuel, 1921- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
Description
xii, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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    Narrating native histories [More in this series]
    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
    Bibliographic references
    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.
    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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