Mirages of Transition - The Peruvian Altiplano, 1780-1930

"One of the finest works on Latin America to come along in a decade. . . . Jacobsen's methods . . . have relevance for many other areas of rural Latin America. . . [and] will set the standard for some time to come."—Erick D. Langer, Carnegie-Mellon University

About the author

Nils Jacobsen is Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Summary

This case study of the vast, high-altitude plains surrounding Peru's Lake Titicaca combines economic and social analysis with cultural and institutional history. The author demonstrates how colonial methods of constructing power and social identity linger to this day.

Product details

• Authors: Nils Jacobsen, Jacobsen Nils
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.1993
• EAN: 9780520082915
• ISBN: 978-0-520-08291-5
• No. of pages: 508
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Peru, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800