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Informationen zum Autor Manuel Llamojha Mitma (1921-2016) was an indigenous political activist who formerly served as the head of the Peruvian Peasant Confederation from 1962 to 1978. Jaymie Patricia Heilman is Associate Professor of History and Classics at the University of Alberta and author of Before the Shining Path: Politics in Rural Ayacucho, 1895–1980. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma! one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades! providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Note on Place ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. "I'm Going to Be President of the Republic": The Formation of an Activist, 1921-1948 19 2. "I Made the Hacendados Tremble": Defending Jhajhamarka Campesinos, 1948-1952 41 3. "Jail Was Like My Home": Fighting for ConcepciÓn, 1952-1961 65 4. For Justice, Land, and Liberty: National and International Leadership, 1961-1968 99 5. "Everything Was Division": Political Marginalization, 1968-1980 131 6. A Wound That Won't Heal: Political Violence, Displacement, and Loss, 1980-2000 153 Afterword. "You Have to Stand Firm": The Elderly Activist, 200-2015 175 Notes 189 Bibliography 217 Index 229...
