Florencia E. Mallon Bücher

Focusing on the intersection of knowledge production and indigenous activism, this interdisciplinary collection examines the dynamics of language, power, and empowerment in the Americas. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration among community members, scholars, and activists to uphold Native peoples' rights over their knowledge. Contributors from various fields, including history and political science, address the complexities and challenges of decolonization, highlighting both indigenous and non-indigenous perspectives.

Follows the history of an indigenous community in southern Chile across the 20th century, using oral history and archival material to analyze the shifting relationship between the Mapuche people and the Chilean state

In the fog before dawn, December 1970 -- And then, suddenly, the land disappeared, 1906-1940 -- A generation without shoes : enduring in poverty, 1940-1970 -- A fleeting prosperity, 1968-1973 -- When the hearths went out, 1973-1992 -- Settlers once again, 1992-2001 -- Conclusion: Where the past meets the future in Nicolás Ailío

The book explores the emergence of capitalism in Peru's central highlands, highlighting its transformative effects on peasant economies and social structures. It details the division of the peasantry into an agrarian bourgeoisie and a rural proletariat, while also addressing how enduring peasant ideologies, kinship networks, and communal ties, shaped by economic insecurity, have complicated this social stratification.