Book

Aymara communities and the Bolivian agrarian reform

University of Florida Press • (24) • Published In 1965 • Pages: v, 90

By: Carter, William E..

Abstract

This is a study of cultural differences between the hacienda and 'free' community systems both prior to and following the Agrarian Reform Movement of 1953. The data are organized along four main lines of analysis: first, to show what the family and social structure patterns were like in the traditionally 'free' communities of the Bolivian altiplano; second, how the characteristics of these patterns differed from the ones representative of the old landed estates or haciendas; third, how the contrasting differences found between these communities may be related to changing patterns of land tenure and power structure; and fourth, what effect the Agrarian Reform Movement had at the so-called 'grass roots' level. The author selected the community of Irpa Chico as an example of a 'free' community and the landed estates of Huacullani, Rosapata and Viliroco as the focus of his field work, and further supplemented this information with data from the National Agrarian Reform Archives. Pertinent data in the text referring to the haciendas of Chacoma, Kaskani, Causaya and Korpa were all obtained from these archives.

HRAF PubDate

1995

Region

South America

Sub Region

Central Andes

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle

Field Date

1953, 1960-1961

Coverage Date

ca. 1953

Coverage Place

Bolivia

Notes

William E. Carter

Bibliography: p. 89

LCCN

65018668

LCSH

Aymara Indians