BookIrrigation at high altitudes: the social organization of water control systems ...
Title
- Irrigation at high altitudes: the social organization of water control systems in the Andes. Edited by William P. Mitchell and David Guillet.
Published
- Arlington, Va.: American Anthropological Association, 1994.
HLAS annotation
HLAS annotation
- A major contribution to our knowledge of the relationship between environment and social organization in the Andes, this volume examines irrigation in various parts of Highland Peru, concentrating on such issues as environmental variation, hydraulic technology, the political economy of irrigation, the impact of State/local polity relations on hydraulic systems, the place of ritual in irrigation, and the future of irrigation in the Andes. Unlike other edited volumes, this is not simply a collection of articles, but an integrated anthology in which contributors examine common issues.
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Description
- 305 p.: bibl., ill.
HLAS subjects
LC subjects
- Irrigation--Social aspects--Andes Region.
- Indians of South America--Andes Region--Agriculture.
- Indians of South America--Andes Region--Social conditions.
- Irrigation farming--Andes Region.
- Freshwater ecology--Andes Region.
- Water rights--Government policy--Andes Region.
- Andes Region--Social conditions.
- Andes Region--Politics and government.
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Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
Series
- Society for Latin American Anthropology publication series; 12
ISBN
- 0913167665
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HLAS contributor
- rappaport
