“The awakened women”: The role of gender in the control of a communal land in the Peruvian Andes
Keywords:
Gender, communal lands, tourism, infrastructure, land titling, agency, Andes.
Abstract
This article aims to explore the role of gender relations in the control and use of communal land in a peasant village located in the Peruvian Andes. The context is the current process of acquiring land private deeds, which even though began several years ago, in the region, has been speeded-up by the current plans to build an international airport closed to the village. We will discuss how the emergence of a tourist attraction (El Mirador) and the consequent formation of a female handicraft association has affected the gender configurations of the village and helped to raise women’s political participation.Downloads
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Escobar López D. (2017). “The awakened women”: The role of gender in the control of a communal land in the Peruvian Andes. Revista de Antropología Social, 26(2), 307-332. https://doi.org/10.5209/RASO.57608
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