Development and the "Indian Problem" in the Cold War Andes: "Indigenismo", Science, and Modernization in the Making of the Cornell-Peru Project at Vicos

Development and the "Indian Problem" in the Cold War Andes: "Indigenismo", Science, and Modernization in the Making of the Cornell-Peru Project at Vicos

Pribilsky discusses the role of anthropologists in the modernization of Andean culture in Cold War-era Peru, focusing on the failed Cornell-Peru Project, which took place from 1952-66. He cites the project as a classic example of how Cold War theories of modernization failed to translate successfull...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diplomatic history 2009-06, Vol.33 (3), p.405-426
1. Verfasser: PRIBILSKY, JASON
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Andes
Anthropological research
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Cold War
Cold wars
Communities
Cultural anthropology
Development
Development theory
Expropriation
Haciendas
Historical analysis
Ideology
Indian culture
Indigenous Populations
Modernization
Peasant class
Peru
Political anthropology
Rural communities
Social change
Socialism
Theory
Third-party intervention
U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:Pribilsky discusses the role of anthropologists in the modernization of Andean culture in Cold War-era Peru, focusing on the failed Cornell-Peru Project, which took place from 1952-66. He cites the project as a classic example of how Cold War theories of modernization failed to translate successfully to practice, and investigates why.
ISSN:0145-2096
1467-7709
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-7709.2009.00778.x