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oapen-20.500.12657-317522021-11-08T09:22:25Z Now Peru Is Mine Llamojha Mitma, Manuel Heilman, Jaymie Patricia History Andes Ayacucho Concepción Chile Hacienda Lima Peasant Peru Shining Path bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSL Ethnic studies::JFSL9 Indigenous peoples 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. 2017-03-09 23:55 2020-03-10 03:00:31 2020-04-01T13:48:10Z 2020-04-01T13:48:10Z 2016-11-01 book 625282 OCN: 940935850 9780822373759 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31752 eng Narrating Native Histories application/pdf n/a 625282.pdf Duke University Press 10.1215/9780822373759 100694 10.1215/9780822373759 f0d6aaef-4159-4e01-b1ea-a7145b2ab14b b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9780822373759 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Durham NC 100694 KU Select 2016 Front List Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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.
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