Now Peru Is Mine
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Now Peru Is Mine

The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist

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Now Peru Is Mine

The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist

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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.

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Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9780822373759
Topic
History
Subtopic
Latin American & Caribbean History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. A Note on Place
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter One: “I’m Going to Be President of the Republic”: The Formation of an Activist, 1921–1948
  9. Chapter Two: “I Made the Hacendados Tremble”: Defending Jhajhamarka Campesinos, 1948–1952
  10. Chapter Three: “Jail Was Like My Home”: Fighting for Concepción, 1952–1961
  11. Chapter Four: For Justice, Land, and Liberty: National and International Leadership, 1961–1968
  12. Chapter Five: “Everything Was Division”: Political Marginalization, 1968–1980
  13. Chapter Six: A Wound That Won’t Heal: Political Violence, Displacement, and Loss, 1980–2000
  14. Afterword: “You Have to Stand Firm”: The Elderly Activist, 2000–2015
  15. Notes
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index