{"product_id":"water-and-power-in-highland-peru-the-cultural-politics-of-irrigation-and-development-9780813528076","title":"Water and Power in Highland Peru: The Cultural Politics of Irrigation and Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eCabanaconde, a town of 5,000 people, is located in the arid Andean highlands. It is dominated by the foreboding Hualca Hualca mountain peak that is the source of this town's much-needed water. How the villagers obtain this water, Paul Gelles writes, is not a simple process: the politics of irrigation in this area reflect a struggle for control of vital resources, deeply rooted in the clash between local, ritualized models of water distribution and the secular model put forth by the Peruvian state. \u003ci\u003eWater and Power in Highland Peru \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an insightful case study on the intense conflicts over water rights, and a framework for studying ethnic conflict and the effects of \"development,\" not only in Peru, but in other areas as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the inhabitants of Cabanaconde do not identify themselves with the dominant Spanish-speaking culture found in Peru. And the Peruvian state, grounded in a racist, post-Colonial ethos, challenges the village's long-standing, non-Western framework for organizing water management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGelles demonstrates that Andean culture is dynamic and adaptive, and it is a powerful source of ethnic identity, even for those who leave the village to live elsewhere. Indigenous rituals developed in this part of the world, he states, have become powerful tools of resistance against interference by local elites and the present-day Peruvian state. Most importantly, the micropolitics of Cabanaconde provide a window into a struggle that is taking place around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Gelles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.32w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813528076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 47","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40180645134451,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9122a26f-2d1d-43a1-9687-dd382883362a.jpg?v=1655471169","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/water-and-power-in-highland-peru-the-cultural-politics-of-irrigation-and-development-9780813528076","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}