{"product_id":"the-struggle-for-water-in-peru-9780804731386","title":"The Struggle for Water in Peru","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ecological history of peasant society in the Peruvian Andes focuses on the politics of irrigation and water management in three villages whose terraces and canal systems date back to Inca times. Set in a remote valley, the book tells the story of a domination and resulting social decline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Reading Social History in a Cultural Landscape  1  1. The Setting: A Valley on the Edge of \"The Abyss\"            17  2. Early History: Story of a Hole on the Map                   39  3. Huaynacotas: Irrigation and Ethnicity in an Indigenous Community  71  4. Pampamarca: Hierarchy and Inequity in a Colonized Community  1no  5. Cotahuasi: Domination and Social Decline in a Hacienda District  150  6. A Failure of Good Intentions: The Military's Attempt at Land Reform  199  7. Failure Again: Water Reform, Drought, and the Legacy of Class  Conflict                                                   228  8. Water into Blood: Irrigation Improvement, Corruption, and the  Coming of the Shining Path                                 273  Conclusion: The Story of Irrigation in the Andes-\"Comedy\" and  Tragedy in the Commons                                     291","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405516874071,"sku":"9780804731386","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804731386.jpg?v=1730492487","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-struggle-for-water-in-peru-9780804731386","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}