Los indígenas andinos peruanos y su camino desde la marginalización clasista hasta el activismo étnico

In: Polonia estudios latinoamericanos, Volume 27, p. 5-36

Abstract

The article was originally published without an abstract. Short description written by written by Michał Gilewski
The article relates the development of activism in indigenous Andean communities in Peru. Since the 90's, the presence of the new type of leadership in indigenous communities, indigenous activists, have resulted in stopping the process of desintegration of their communities. Posern-Zieliński portrays the historical factors important in the indigenous movement. There were many threats - from the early XX century nationalism that opposed indigenous culture to the internal violence in 80's Peru that was great threat to indigenous communities. This lead to the development of the movement from rural, "campesinos", movement that now had become much more powerful. In the end, indigenous identity is now being reborn and some even speak about the reindianization of Peru.