Water and Power in Highland Peru The Cultural Politics by Paul Gelles PAPERBACK

Water and Power in Highland Peru The Cultural Politics of Irrigation and Development\nby Paul Gelles\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Paul Gelles\nTitle: Water and Power in Highland Peru The Cultural Politics of Irrigation and Development\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ethnic studies\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press\nPublication year: 2000\nISBN-13: 9780813528076\nISBN-10: 0813528070\nRRP: \u00A331.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis case study of the conflict over water rights between the local, ritualized models of water distribution used by the people of Cabanaconde in the Andes, and the secular model put forward by the Peruvian state, provides a framework for studying ethnic conflict and the effects of development.\n\nThis case study of the conflict over water.