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1 online resource (223 pages) |
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Indigenous Peoples and Politics Ser |
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Indigenous Peoples and Politics Ser
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One Introduction; Representing Raised Fields as Indigenous Knowledge; The Community of Wankollo; Outline of Chapters; Chapter Two Ethnic Groups and the State: From Tiwanaku to National Revolution in the Lake Titicaca Basin; The Physical Setting; The Tiwanaku State and Political Economy; The Question of Tiwanaku Ethnic Origins; The Aymara Kingdoms; The Inca Conquest; The Spanish Conquest; Toledo Reforms and Colonial Administration; Late Colonial Society and "The Age of Andean Insurrection'' |
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The 19th Century Republic of BoliviaThe Early 20th Century and National Revolution; Chapter Three The Contexts of Agricultural Development: Agrarian Policies, Indigenous Social Movements, and Sustainable Development; The Agrarian Reform in Wankollo and the Lake Titicaca Basin; Political and Economic Currents after Agrarian Reform; Katarismo and Indigenous Politics in La Paz; Sustainable Development and International Development Policies; Custom Designing Development: An Altiplano Development Project in Bolivia |
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Chapter Four "Inventing Tradition" and Development: The Representation of Raised Field AgricultureEssentialism, Representation, and Invented Traditions; Archaeology and Experiments with Raised Field Agriculture; The Raised Field Rehabilitation Project in Bolivia; Representations of Tiwanaku and the Lake Titicaca Basin in Archaeology; Representations of Raised Fields and Indigenous Peoples in Development; Discussion; Conclusions; Chapter Five Traditional Agricultural Practices: Contrasting Representations of Raised Fields with Production Factors at the Local Level |
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Agricultural Production in WankolloThe Raised Field Rehabilitation Project in Wankollo; Solar Heat Retention and Frost Protection; Nutrient Regeneration and "Ecological Sustainability"; Raised Fields as "Appropriate Technology"; Access to Land for Raised Fields; Conclusion; Chapter Six The "Myth of the Idle Peasant" Revisited: Access to Labor for Agriculture; Organizing Agricultural Labor; Labor Availability in Wankollo; Labor Requirements for Raised Fields and Regular Potato Fields; Conclusions |
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Chapter Seven Conclusion: Inventing Indigenous Knowledge and the Maintenance of Class and Ethnic BoundariesAppendix One Methodology; Appendix Two Figures; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Indians of South America -- Agriculture -- Bolivia
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Aymara Indians -- Agriculture
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Rural development projects -- Bolivia
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Terracing -- Bolivia
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Aymara Indians -- Agriculture
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Indians of South America -- Agriculture
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Rural development projects
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Terracing
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Bolivia
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781317794219 |
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1317794214 |
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