Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. Introduction xv
5. 1. Political Change in a Plural Society: A Framework for Analysis 3
6. 2. A Historical Sketch: Pre-Incaic Period to 1955 16
7. 3. The Physical and Demographic Setting 35
8. 4. The Social and Economic System of the Altiplano 52
9. 5. The Great Drought and Its Aftermath, 1956-1961 87
10. 6. The Creation of Corpuno, 1960-1962 112
11. 7. The Elections of 1962 and 1963 126
12. 8. The Battle over Corpuno's Program, 1962-1965 142
13. 9. The Lingering Problem of Agrarian Reform 168
14. 10. Concluding Analysis 184
15. Bibliography 193
16. Index 201