Examines the inscription of historical forces in the senses of place of the Tobas, an indigenous people of the Argentinean Chaco region whose recent history has been torn between exploitation in sugar plantations and relative autonomy in the bush.
Examines the inscription of historical forces in the senses of place of the Tobas, an indigenous people of the Argentinean Chaco region whose recent history has been torn between exploitation in sugar plantations and relative autonomy in the bush.
Gastón R. Gordillo is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He is coauthor of El río y la frontera: movilizaciones aborígenes, obras públicas y mercosur en el Pilcomayo.
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List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 I. The Making of the Bush 1. Landmarks of Memory 15 2. Heaven and Hell 40 3. Places of Violence 53 4. Searching for Our Fathers 70 5. A Kind of Sanctuary 78 6. “In the Bush, You Can Do Anything” 88 II. Bones in the Cane Fields 7. The Promised Land 103 8. “It Seemed Like We Lived There” 109 9. The Breath of the Devils 123 10. “We Returned Rich” 139 11. “Dancing, Dancing, Dancing” 149 12. “We Didn’t Go on Strike” 158 13. “We’re Not Going to Die” 169 14. The Production of Local Knowledge 183 15. “With the Fish, We’re Rich” 198 16. Journeys to Strange Lands 209 17. Locations of Contentions and Hegemony 223 18. The Other Side 239 Conclusions 253 Glossary 261 Notes 265 References 281 Index 297
List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 I. The Making of the Bush 1. Landmarks of Memory 15 2. Heaven and Hell 40 3. Places of Violence 53 4. Searching for Our Fathers 70 5. A Kind of Sanctuary 78 6. “In the Bush, You Can Do Anything” 88 II. Bones in the Cane Fields 7. The Promised Land 103 8. “It Seemed Like We Lived There” 109 9. The Breath of the Devils 123 10. “We Returned Rich” 139 11. “Dancing, Dancing, Dancing” 149 12. “We Didn’t Go on Strike” 158 13. “We’re Not Going to Die” 169 14. The Production of Local Knowledge 183 15. “With the Fish, We’re Rich” 198 16. Journeys to Strange Lands 209 17. Locations of Contentions and Hegemony 223 18. The Other Side 239 Conclusions 253 Glossary 261 Notes 265 References 281 Index 297
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