This compelling autobiographical account tells the story of Juan Rojas, a Bolivian tin miner, his wife Petrona Mamani and their children. They recounted their experiences to June Nash during her field trips to Bolivia between 1969 and 1986. The story of Juan Rojas and his family begins in the 1930s when he began working in the mines at the age of eight as a "parrot", warning miners of landslides in the open pits, until the mines closed owing to dire economic conditions in 1986, and the mining community disbanded. Written in their own words, the narrative follows the everyday events in the lives of the Rojas family. This detailed inside view of the courage of a mining family offers a universal message of endurance in the face of abysmal working and living conditions, and illuminates how individuals persevere in the face of continual social and cultural upheaval. Nash's introduction gives an overview of Bolivian history from the 1930s to the present, emphasizing the role of peasants and workers in political and economic change.

I Spent My Life in the Mines: The Story of Juan Rojas, Bolivian Tin Miner

Nash, June

Business & Money

Columbia Univ. Pr.

Nash's introduction gives an overview of Bolivian history from the 1930s to the present, emphasizing the role of peasants and workers in political and economic change.

Perspectives In U.s. Marxist Anthropology

An assessment of current trends in Marxist anthropology, thiscollection of essays reflects both the unifying force of Marxist thoughtand the diversity of contemporary anthropology. Linked by a commonapproach-a shared commitment to Marxist analysis-the contributorslook at a variety of phenomena, including the problems of labor andwork, in terms of a coherent theory of Marxism. Examining political,economic, and ethnic situations, the authors discuss social structures,ideology, and class formation. This unique volume warrants the attentionof both Marxists and non-Marxists in anthropology and ofscholars in other fields.

Politics & Social Sciences

Babb, Florence

Hakken, David J.

Lessinger, Hanna

Anthropology

Routledge

Keren, Donna

Westview Press

The last few decades have witnessed a growing integration of the world system of production on the basis of a new relationship between less developed and highly industrialized countries. The effect is a geographical dispersion of the various production stages in the manufacturing process as the large corporations of industrialized First World countries are attracted by low labor costs, taxes, and relaxed production restrictions available in developing countries. This collection of papers focuses on inequalities among different sectors of the labor force, particularly those related to gender, and how these are affected by the changing international division of labor."

Women, Men, and the International Division of Labor

Women's Studies

State Univ of New York Pr

In the Eyes of the Ancestors: Belief and Behavior in a Maya Community

Waveland Pr Inc.

A fine collection . . . this is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read. American Anthropologist Outlines in impressive detail the dimensions of women's powerlessness and shows the rich array of strategies women use to survive the oppression of their daily lives. Women's Review of Books

Women and Change in Latin America: New Directions in Sex and Class

History

Safa, Helen I.

Americas

Praeger

A fine collection . . . this is a volume every person with interests in the social sciences and/or Latin America should read. American Anthropologist 
Outlines in impressive detail the dimensions of women's powerlessness and shows the rich array of strategies women use to survive the oppression of their daily lives. Women's Review of Books

Women and Change in Latin America

Bergin & Garvey

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