The Blood of Victoriano Lorenzo An Ethnography of the Cholos of Northern Cocle Province, Panama |
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| Author:
| Müller-Schwarze, Nina K.
Müller-Schwarze, Nina K. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-6034-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2015 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The people living in northern Cocle province, Panama, are proud to be independent. Hereditary leaders make decisions in consensus, a practice understood as continuous from pre-Columbian times. The term cholo, derogatory in some contexts, is valid here to discuss self-determination. Church, state, and indigenous political structures disagree sharply on definitions of the cholo, people or their status. This book presents a new understanding of the people and their social structure.
The people living in northern Cocle province, Panama, are proud to be independent. Hereditary leaders make decisions in consensus, a practice understood as continuous from pre-Columbian times. The term cholo, derogatory in some contexts, is valid here to discuss self-determination. Church, state, and indigenous political structures disagree sharply on definitions of the cholo, people or their status. This book presents a new understanding of the people and their social structure.