To Make the Earth Bear Fruit - Ethnographic Essays on Fertility, Work and Gender in Highland Bolivia (Paperback)

This volume opens a new series by the Institute of Latin American Studies dedicated to collecting the best work of leading Latin Americanists in the United Kingdom. The book brings together previously published ethnographic essays based on anthropological fieldwork in Northern Potosi, Bolivia, spanning the last 25 years. The introduction puts into context the pieces within the empirical and analytical developments in Latin American and Andean anthropology. The essays discuss key concerns and cultural symbols of the indigenous peasants of the Andes: the importance of the land and practices relating to its continued fertility; the cult of the dead; the complex division of labor and forms of circulation within the indigenous economy; the work of gender; and the mythological figure of the earth-mother. While based upon detailed ethnographic research, all the chapters also engage in theoretical and analytical debate both within and beyond the discipline.

General

Imprint:	University Of London,Institute Of Latin American Studies
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1999
Authors:	Olivia Harris
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	251
ISBN-13:	978-1-900039-29-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-900039-29-X
Barcode:	9781900039291

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