The struggle for water in Peru: comedy and tragedy in the Andean commons
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Main Author: Trawick, Paul B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press ©2003
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-340) and index
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Reading Social History in a Cultural Landscape 1 -- 1. The Setting: A Valley on the Edge of "The Abyss" 17 -- 2. Early History: Story of a Hole on the Map 39 -- 3. Huaynacotas: Irrigation and Ethnicity in an Indigenous Community 71 -- 4. Pampamarca: Hierarchy and Inequity in a Colonized Community -- 5. Cotahuasi: Domination and Social Decline in a Hacienda District 150 -- 6. A Failure of Good Intentions: The Military's Attempt at Land Reform 199 -- 7. Failure Again: Water Reform, Drought, and the Legacy of Class Conflict 228 -- 8. Water into Blood: Irrigation Improvement, Corruption, and the Coming of the Shining Path 273 -- Conclusion: The Story of Irrigation in the Andes-"Comedy" and Tragedy in the Commons 291
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 351 pages)
ISBN:1417501359
9781417501359
0804731101
9780804731102
0804731381
9780804731386

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