Record Nr.

UNINA9910154637403321

Autore

Llamojha Mitma Manuel <1921->

Titolo

Now Peru is mine : the life and times of a campesino activist / / Manuel Llamojha Mitma and Jaymie Patricia Heilman

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Durham : , : Duke University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-8223-6238-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 pages)

Collana

Narrating native histories

Disciplina

985.06/3

Soggetti

Political activists - Peru

Peru Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"I'm going to be president of the republic" : the formation of an activist, 1921-1948 -- "I made the hacendados tremble" : defending Jhajhamarka campesinos, 1948-1952 -- "Jail was like my home" : fighting for Concepción, 1952-1961 -- For justice, land, and liberty : national and international leadership, 1961-1968 -- "Everything was division" : political marginalization, 1968-1980 -- A wound that won't heal : political violence, displacement, and loss, 1980-2000 -- Afterword: "You have to stand firm" : the elderly activist, 2000-2015.