TY  - BOOK
AU  - Llamojha Mitma, Manuel
AU  - Heilman, Jaymie Patricia
AB  - 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.
DO  - 10.1215/9780822373759
ID  - OAPEN ID: 625282
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 940935850
KW  - History
KW  - Andes
KW  - Ayacucho
KW  - Concepción
KW  - Chile
KW  - Hacienda
KW  - Lima
KW  - Peasant
KW  - Peru
KW  - Shining Path
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/02b40580-6898-4b3c-83fb-eebc0d8f8365/625282.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31752
PB  - Duke University Press
PP  - Durham NC
PY  - 2016-11-01
SN  - 9780822373759
TI  - Now Peru Is Mine : The Life and Times of a Campesino Activist
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