| The Articulated Peasant: Household Economies In The Andes Contributor(s): Mayer, Enrique (Author) |
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ISBN: 081333716X ISBN-13: 9780813337166 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: Based on Enrique Mayer's 30 years of research in Peru, this collection of new and revised essays presents in one accessible volume Mayer's most significant statements on Andean peasant economies from pre-colonial times to the present. As a result, The Articulated Peasant is noteworthy as a sustained examination of household economies through changing historical circumstances, while considering also the relationship of the environment to systems of land use and agricultural production, notably through "verticality models" of exchange between environmental zones. Though the volume stresses the Andean context, its relevancy is wider. It will resonate with people and organizations struggling with issues of development in Latin America or elsewhere where the units of production and consumption are largely household based. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 339.220 |
| LCCN: 2001024874 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9.08" (1.39 lbs) 412 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on Enrique Mayer's 30 years of research in Peru, this collection of new and revised essays presents in one accessible volume Mayer's most significant statements on Andean peasant economies from pre-colonial times to the present. The Articulated Peasant is therefore noteworthy as a sustained examination of household economies through changing historical circumstances, while considering also the relationship of the environment to systems of land use, agricultural production, and economic exchange among ecological zones. Though the volume stresses the Andean context, its relevancy is wider. It will resonate with those who are struggling with issues of survival and development in Latin America or elsewhere where units of production and consumption are largely household based. This book is well suited for courses in Andean studies, economic anthropology, human ecology, peasants, and development. |
