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Land without Masters


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In 1969, Juan Velasco Alvarado’s military government began an ambitious land reform program in Peru, transferring holdings from large estates to peasant cooperatives. Fifty years later this reform remains controversial: critics claim it unjustly expropriated land and ruined the Peruvian economy, while supporters emphasize its success in addressing rural inequality and exploitation. Moving beyond agricultural policy to offer a fresh perspective on the agrarian reform, Land without Masters shows how ideological assumptions and state interventions surrounding the reform transformed Peru’s political culture and social fabric. Drawing on fieldwork in three different regions, Anna Cant shows how the government adapted its discourse and interventions to the local context while using the reform as a platform for nation-building. This comparative approach reveals how local actors shaped the regional impact of the agrarian reform and highlights the new forms of agency that emerged, including that of marginalized peasants who helped forge a new social, cultural, and political landscape. Making novel use of both visual and cultural sources, this book is a fascinating look at how the agrarian reform process permanently altered the relationship between rural citizens and the national government—and how it continues to resonate in Peruvian politics today.




Welcome to the United States


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Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de America: Guia para inmigrantes nuevos U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services/U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Servicio de Ciudadania e Inmigracion/Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos de America) Esta guia detallada en espanol, titulada Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de America: Guia para immigrantes nuevos, es una publicacion de singular importancia patrocinada por el gobierno federal. La guia tiene como proposito ofrecer informacion y orientacion a aproximadamente 330,000 residentes permanentes nuevos de habla hispana a quienes los Estados Unidos de America da la bienvenida cada ano. La guia contiene informacion practica para ayudar a los inmigrantes nuevos a incorporarse a la vida diaria de nuestro pais, y contiene tambien una educacion civica basica que les presenta una introduccion al sistema de gobierno de la nacion. La version en espanol de esta guia acompana la version original en ingles, titulada Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants ISBN: 0-16-072393-0. Other related products: Spanish Language resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/spanish-language Immigration product collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/citizenship-politics/immigration Other products produced by the U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/531




Informe nacional sobre el desarrollo de la educación


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Publicación bilingüe de algunos aspectos generales del sistema educativo como la legislación, la administración educativa, etc.