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Indigenous Movements and the Andean Dynamics of Ethnicity and Class
Latin American Perspectives, 2009An analysis of the Andean dynamics of ethnicity and class in historical perspective with a focus on political institutions, decision making, and organizational structure at the communal and subregional levels reveals that, in the Andean context, ethnicity and class are inextricably linked in a societal dynamic that is closely mirrored in the two main ...
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Qualitative Health Research, 2018 The objective of this article was to characterize how urbanization and indigenous identity shape nutrition attitudes and practices in El Alto, a rapidly urbanizing and predominantly indigenous (Aymara) community on Bolivia’s Andean plateau. We took a qualitative ethnographic approach, interviewing health care providers ( n = 11) and conducting focus ...
Adam C, Lipus +3 more
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Beyond the Pure and the Authentic: Indigenous modernity in Andean Bolivia
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 2015 This article explores the various forms in which indigenous practices and worldviews articulate with the modern, leading to the formation of a distinct indigenous modernity. It reveals that the construction of indigeneity in terms of purity and distance from the modern is being challenged by urban Aymaras (indigenous people of the Andean region of ...
Tathagatan Ravindran
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An indigenous Peruvian entomopathogenic nematode for suppression of the Andean potato weevil
Biological Control, 2006Abstract Andean potato weevils ( Premnotrypes spp.) are the most important insect pests of potatoes throughout the Andean region. Despite being endemic to the Andes, no significant natural enemies of these pests have been reported until recently. A natural enemy, an undescribed entomopathogenic nematode from the genus Heterorhabditis designated ...
Soroush Parsa, Harry K Kaya
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Politics of Indigeneity in the Andean Highlands:
, 2017 Kaltmeier O. Politics of Indigeneity in the Andean Highlands. Indigenous Social Movements and the State in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru (1940-2014). In: Gerharz E, Uddin N, Chakkarath P, eds. Indigeneity on the Move.
Uddin, Nasir +3 more
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Waters of Andean Indigenous Peoples
2018Indigenous people inhabited Chile long before the Spanish invasion, led by conquistador Diego de Almagro, in 1536. Indigenous people of the region had their own customary laws, languages, religions and traditions. Self-determination in the case of indigenous peoples requires the recognition of collective rights, the existence of alternative legalities ...
Amaya Álvez +3 more
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Factors influencing software engineering career choice of Andean indigenous
Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 42nd International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings, 2020A diverse workforce is not just "nice to have", it is a reflection of a changing world. Such a diverse workforce brings high value to organizations and it is essential for developing the national technological innovation, economic vitality, and global competitiveness.
Mary Sánchez-Gordón +1 more
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The Transnationalization of Gender and Reimagining Andean Indigenous Development
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2004This essay aims to advance feminist debates around globalization in a number of directions. By means of a transnational perspective that takes gender into the heart of the analysis the essay challenges the erasure of gender from grand theories of globalization leaving gender difference as merely a local effect of globalization (Freeman 2001). Following
Radcliffe SA, Laurie N, Andolina R
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The Rise of Ethnic Politics: Indigenous movements in the Andean region [PDF]
Development, 2009 Laura Fano Morrissey traces the rise of indigenous movements in four Andean countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. By analysing how these movements have formed, she discusses issues of identity and belonging and the role these concepts have played in making indigenous groups a growing force in the continent. She also provides an account of the
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