Indians, Communists and Guerrillas. Fear and Memory of Land Struggles in the Andean Highlands of Jujuy, Argentina

In this article we address the ways in which the land struggles in the Andean province of Jujuy, Argentina, were interpreted, since the end of the XIX century, in terms of a "communist threat." The accusation of being a "communist" was applied to arrendatarios (tenants) in the hi...

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Published in:Anthropos 2020-01, Vol.115 (2), p.469
Main Authors: Espósito, Guillermina, Catela, Ludmila Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Communism
Land
Stigma
Tenants
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Summary:In this article we address the ways in which the land struggles in the Andean province of Jujuy, Argentina, were interpreted, since the end of the XIX century, in terms of a "communist threat." The accusation of being a "communist" was applied to arrendatarios (tenants) in the highlands of the region, along with the "Indigenous" and "Indians labels, in situations of land demands. On the other hand, the accusation of being communist was integrated and reinterpreted by the arrenderos in various ways. We examine how this complex trajectory of labels, accusations and stigmatization intervened, in the long run, with the process of ethnic revival experienced in the region, particularly toward the 1990's.
ISSN:0257-9774
DOI:10.5771/0257-9774-2020-2-469