The Dynamics of Indigenous Identity: The Mapuche and the State. Review of Florencia E. Mallon' <em> Courage Tastes of Blood: The Mapuche Community of Nicolás Ailío and the Chilean State, 1906- 2001 </em> (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2005)

Authors

  • J. Pablo Silva Grinnell College

Keywords:

Latin American, Cultural Studies

Abstract

According to Florencia Mallon, anthropologists and sociologists have previously presented two competing and incomplete visions of the contemporary Mapuche.  Anthropologists have emphasized Mapuche cultural retention, while sociologists stress the process of rural proletarianization and, implicitly, the loss of a specific Mapuche identity.  By contrast, Mallon’s historical analysis of the Mapuche community of Nicolás Ailío (the community was named after its first leader) demonstrates that cultural retention and peasant consciousness are not in fact mutually exclusive.

Author Biography

J. Pablo Silva, Grinnell College

J. Pablo Silva es profesor asociado de historia en Grinnell College. Actualmente completa un libro que se enfoca en la relación entre la izquierda chilena y los sindicatos profesionales entre la primera guerra mundial y la guerra fría.

Published

2006-09-01

How to Cite

Silva, J. P. (2006). The Dynamics of Indigenous Identity: The Mapuche and the State. Review of Florencia E. Mallon’ <em> Courage Tastes of Blood: The Mapuche Community of Nicolás Ailío and the Chilean State, 1906- 2001 </em> (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2005). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 4(1), 139–145. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/261

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