{"product_id":"juan-gregorio-palechor-9780822355373","title":"Juan Gregorio Palechor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Colombian activist Juan Gregorio Palechor (1923-1992) dedicated his life to championing indigenous rights in Cauca, a department in the southwest of Colombia, where he helped found the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca. This book traces his political awakening, his experiences in national politics, and the disillusionment that resulted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] thought-provoking book that attempts to address the concerns of the researcher and subject when creating a biographical narrative. A welcome addition to the field of anthropology and the study of indigenous movement in Colombia.\"  -- A. E. Leykam * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Anthropologist Myriam Jimeno’s presentation of the life history of Colombian Indigenous activist Juan Gregorio Palechor is an excellent contribution to our understanding of how narratives are constructed and publicly expressed.... Palechor’s life story, together with Jimeno’s anthropological analysis, provides a valuable contribution to our understandings of Indigenous organizing efforts. The activist perspective will provide probing insights to scholars, and the fluid text will work well for classroom adoption.\"  -- Marc Becker * Hispanic American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"Palechor’s life is compelling. Jimeno addresses its historical contexts, the difficulty of maintaining an ethnic identity, the complexities of writing a life history, and the literature on diversity and ethnic pluralism.\"  -- Herbert Braun * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e“This well-written work not only provides an approachable view of indigenous intellectuals in the Andes and in the Americas but also shows the trajectory and nature of indigenous organizations. … [T]his book represents an excellent resource for those interested in Andean and American indigenous experiences. For this reason, it will be an excellent addition to graduate and undergraduate courses in Latin American and Native American studies.” -- Waskar T. Ari-Chachaki * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\"Palechor’s autobiography skillfully illustrates how social categories of race and class are lived in the Andes.... Jimeno’s accessible writing style combined with Palechor’s conversational narratives make this work well suited for undergraduate anthropology courses.\" -- Teresa A. Velásquez * American Anthropologist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword \/ Joanne Rappaport ix\u003cbr\u003e Preface xii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xv\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Narrations, Life Stories, and Autobiographies \u003cbr\u003e For Those Who Come After 10\u003cbr\u003e The Anthropological Narrative as Dialogue 12\u003cbr\u003e Life Stories, Biographies, and Autobiographies 14\u003cbr\u003e Recovering the Subaltern Vision 17\u003cbr\u003e Reality, Experience, and Expression: The Authorship of Oral Histories 19\u003cbr\u003e Debates on Techniques in Life Stories 22\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Juan Gregorio Palechor: Between the Community and the Nation \u003cbr\u003e Identity and Ethnic Re-Creation 28\u003cbr\u003e Ethnicity as Social Relation 35\u003cbr\u003e The Limits of Diversity and Ethnic Recognition 37\u003cbr\u003e Juan Gregorio Palechor: Between the Community and the Nation 44\u003cbr\u003e Cauca, the Guachicono \u003ci\u003eResguardo\u003c\/i\u003e, and Indigenous Movements 54\u003cbr\u003e Identity and the Struggle for the Resguardo 60\u003cbr\u003e A Politics of Our Own and the Reinvention of Identity 65\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. Juan Gregorio Palechor: The Story of My Life \u003cbr\u003e Where I Come From: Five Generations of the Macizo Colombiano and Guachicono 76\u003cbr\u003e Recognizing the Way of the World and Observing the Weather 78\u003cbr\u003e Life on the Resguardo 80\u003cbr\u003e Our Nervousness about School and What We Were Taught 88\u003cbr\u003e The Harshness of Family Life and the Art of Agriculture 92\u003cbr\u003e When I Was Conscripted 96\u003cbr\u003e Learning New Things 102\u003cbr\u003e Public Life and Political Violence 104\u003cbr\u003e During the Violence, I Was Forced by Necessity to Work as a \u003ci\u003eTinterillo\u003c\/i\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e The Formation of Community Action Committees: The Liberal Revolutionary Movement and the National Front 119\u003cbr\u003e Religion, Money, and Politics 124\u003cbr\u003e Working with the MRL and the Political Parties 131\u003cbr\u003e The Management Class of the Catholic Religion 135\u003cbr\u003e Looking for an Organization: The Campesino Association and the Indigenous Organization 138\u003cbr\u003e My Work in the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) 143\u003cbr\u003e The Struggles of CRIC and Indigenous Traditions 148\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolitiqueros\u003c\/i\u003e and Their Empty Words 156\u003cbr\u003e Why an Organization of Indigenous People? 158\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: CRIC Documents 163\u003cbr\u003e Glossary 191\u003cbr\u003e Notes 195\u003cbr\u003e References 215\u003cbr\u003e Index 225","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406077501783,"sku":"9780822355373","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/juan-gregorio-palechor-9780822355373","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}