Fernando Santos-Granero

Slavery and Utopia: The Wars and Dreams of an Amazonian World Transformer

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Produktbeschreibung

Through the career of a charismatic indigenous leader, this book chronicles the struggles surrounding indigenous slavery in Peruvian Amazonia from the collapse of the rubber economy to the beginnings of mass colonization in the region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Briscoe Ctr for Amer History Ut-Austin
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781477317143
• ISBN-10: 1477317147
• Artikelnr.: 52418912

Autorenporträt

Fernando Santos-Granero is a senior staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and a specialist on the Yanesha of Peruvian Amazonia. His books include Vital Enemies: Slavery, Predation, and the Amerindian Political Economy of Life.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter 1. An Indian Uprising Thirteen Years Later, 1928
Chapter 2. Chronicle of a Revolt Foretold, 1915–1916
Chapter 3. First Signs of Indigenous Discontent, 1910–1914
Chapter 4. Early Years of an Indian Slaver, 1875–1897
Chapter 5. A Struggle for Vitality, 1912–1914
Chapter 6. After the Waters of Youth, 1915–1916
Chapter 7. From War Chief to People-Gatherer, 1921–1929
Chapter 8. Twilight Years of an Old World Transformer, 1930–1958
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary
References
Archives Consulted
Interviews
Index