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Now Peru is Mine

by: Llamojha Mitma, Manuel, 1921- author

Publication date: 2016

Topics: Llamojha Mitma, Manuel, 1921-, Political activists -- Peru -- Biography, Peru -- Politics and government -- 20th century

Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press

Collection: dukeuniversitydukepress; duldiversity; duke_libraries; americana

Contributor: Duke University Press

Language: English

Rights: � Duke University Press

xii, 239 pages : 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

"I'm going to be president of the republic" : the formation of an activist, 1921-1948 -- "I made the hacendados tremble" : defending Jhajhamarka campesinos, 1948-1952 -- "Jail was like my home" : fighting for Concepción, 1952-1961 -- For justice, land, and liberty : national and international leadership, 1961-1968 -- "Everything was division" : political marginalization, 1968-1980 -- A wound that won't heal : political violence, displacement, and loss, 1980-2000 -- Afterword: "You have to stand firm" : the elderly activist, 2000-2015