"The 'Devil' entering our lives": Andean peasant women in Otuzco, Peru

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dc.contributor.advisorKonrad, Herman W.
dc.contributor.authorPeredo, Ana Maria
dc.coverage.spatial2000001639en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-29T22:04:09Z
dc.date.available2005-07-29T22:04:09Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 141-157.en
dc.description.abstractSignificant changes are occurring in the lives of the peasants in less developed countries. The spread of salaried work and the monetary markets have given rise to a great deal of discussion about the future of peasantry. This study, based on a small community in the northern Peruvian Andes, and presented within the national and regional context, documents how, where and under what conditions this process is occurring. The Strategy of the Otuzco families consists basically of out-migration of males, while the women and children remain in the country side. The analysis in this document focuses on three main elements: labour relationships, patterns of agricultural labour regarding crops and techniques, and the introduction of new productive activities. With the intrusion of the cash economy, family needs are not being met. On the contrary, the market has increased exploitation and poverty, creating new needs and pressures. A major effect of cash has been the disintegration of the family and the impoverishment of their resources. According to the women in this study, cash has been "like the 'devil' entering our lives".en
dc.format.extentxv, 157 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationPeredo, A. M. (1995). "The 'Devil' entering our lives": Andean peasant women in Otuzco, Peru (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/16813en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/16813
dc.identifier.isbn0612042510en
dc.identifier.lccHC 288 O88 P47 1995en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/29654
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccHC 288 O88 P47 1995en
dc.subject.lcshOtuzco (Peru) - Rural conditions
dc.subject.lcshPeru - Economic conditions - 1968-
dc.subject.lcshPeasantry - Peru - Otuzco
dc.subject.lcshWomen in agriculture - Peru - Otuzco
dc.title"The 'Devil' entering our lives": Andean peasant women in Otuzco, Peru
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 995 520538305
ucalgary.thesis.notesoffsiteen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleaseyen
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