Haciendas and Ayllus
| Author | : Herbert S. Klein |
| Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 258 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0804720576 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780804720571 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (571 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Haciendas and Ayllus by : Herbert S. Klein
Download or read book Haciendas and Ayllus written by Herbert S. Klein and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The existence of a Spanish and criollo landed elite and an Indian peasant mass has been the distinguishing feature of the Amerindian societies of Latin America for most of the past half-millennium. In Peru and Bolivia (colonial Alto Peru), the dominant theme in rural life was the interaction of these two groups as manifested in the relationship between the hacienda and the self-governing Indian communities (ayllus).
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