Vicos and Beyond A Half Century of Applying Anthropology in Peru |
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Editor:
| Greaves, Tom Bolton, Ralph Zapata, Florencia |
Contribution by:
| Barnett, Clifford Doughty, Paul L. Ochoa, Jorge Flores Isbell, Billie Jean Mangin, William Mayer, Enrique Mitchell, William P. Paerregaard, Karsten Pribilsky, Jason Ross, Eric B. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7591-1974-1 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
Publisher: | AltaMira Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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From 1952 to 1962, anthropologists funded by Cornell University sought to apply anthropological knowledge to improving life in Vicos, a village of about 1,800 people in the Peruvian Andes. This collection evaluates the methods and results of the famous, and even infamous, Vicos Project.
From 1952 to 1962, anthropologists funded by Cornell University sought to apply anthropological knowledge to improving life in Vicos, a village of about 1,800 people in the Peruvian Andes. This collection evaluates the methods and results of the famous, and even infamous, Vicos Project.