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Ecological consequences of post-Columbian indigenous depopulation in the Andean–Amazonian corridor
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2018 European colonization of South America instigated a continental-scale depopulation of its indigenous peoples. The impact of depopulation on the tropical forests of South America varied across the continent. Furthermore, the role that indigenous peoples played in transforming the biodiverse tropical forests of the Andean-Amazonian corridor before AD ...
Nicholas J. D. Loughlin +3 more
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
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Recuperar la memoria histórica y las matemáticas andinas
Revista Latinoamericana de Etnomatemática, 2015 In this work the authors seek to recover the historical memory of a forgotten mathematics—those that structured the Andes before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century.
Molly Tun, Miguel Angel Díaz Sotelo
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De la tecnología orfebre precolombina a la colonial
Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2013 There has been little research concerning the technical aspects of Colonial Andean silverwork, and even less study of the objects produced by native silversmiths at that time.
Luisa Vetter Parodi
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Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Central states have often relied on local elites to implement policies in peripheral areas. These strategies may allow otherwise weak states to impose their directives, but they can also be inefficient, particularly when a single elite commands total control over local politics (monopolist capture).
Anna F. Callis, Christopher L. Carter
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Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2017 This article questions the key role of the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) in the return of the "indigenous" category, again in use in the national public arena of the 21st century.
Valérie Robin Azevedo +1 more
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Ecuador's 2008 Constitution advanced an ambitious substantive economic vision through Buen Vivir (Good Living), recognizing a plural economy which encompasses private, public and solidarity economy (SE) sectors. This paper aims to analyze public procurement programs in Ecuador, one of the flagship Buen Vivir policies for SE promotion.
Maria‐José Ruiz‐Rivera +1 more
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Historia (Santiago), 2001 Through the study of the work of Felipe Wuaman Poma and the through observation of the prints in it included, we intend to achieve an exhaustive comprehension of the thinking patterns, principles and values of the indigenous peoples of the Andean world ...
CARLOS GONZÁLEZ VARGAS +2 more
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Extractivist Fractures in the Atacama Desert: An Oasis of Contradictions
Revue de Géographie AlpineThis article examines the socioecological ‘fractures’ emerging from lithium extraction in the Atacama Salt Flat, a massive, high-altitude saline formation on the Chilean Andean Mountain Range, and one of the world’s richest lithium reserves ...
Chiara Braucher +1 more
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Indigenous movements and their successes: representation and legal recognition in the Andes
América Latina Hoy, 2010 During the last decade, indigenous movements in the Andean region have made impressive gains in political representation, notwithstanding the unfavorable context in which they operate.
Donna Lee VAN COTT
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