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Otavalo, Ecuador: A Contemporary Journey through
History and Narrative. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, June 2009, Pages: 192
This book weaves together a multitude of themes such
as the history of Indigenous settlement in Otavalo,
the collapse of the Inca Empire, historical and
contemporary traditional spheres of knowledge, the
hacienda system, a general history of the railroad,
agrarian reform, migration, and agriculture.
The factors of culture change and global migration
connect to the majority of the following research
topics, i.e. changes in culture and ritual over a
sixty year period, life histories and personal
experience, changes in gender relationships within
families due to global migration, as reflected in the
changes in the roles men and women play in the
festival of Inti Raimi, and changes in the physical
and spiritual structure of the town of Otavalo. Most
importantly the author reflects the voices of her
compadres. They are the living historical voices of
those affected by rapid culture change and global
migration.
This type of research has particular significance to
Otavaleños and is crucial for the creation of
strategies for the promotion and maintenance of
heritage languages and cultures, both in Latin
America and in the U.S.
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