The Life and Times of Grandfather Alonso: Culture and History in the Upper Amazon by Muratorio, Blanca - 1991

New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1991. Paperback. Near Fine. The story of Quichua elder Rucuyaya Alonso, which "alternates between chapters of Alonso's life history, and chapters analyzing the history of the world around him" during the 1930's in Ecuador. 295 pages. ; 6 x 9

UsedAcceptable. Shows wear such as frayed or folded edges, rips and tears, and/or worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages. Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges.

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Rutgers University Press, 1991. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Rutgers University Press, 1991-10-01. Paperback. Good.

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1991. xii, 295pp, 8pp b/w illustrations, maps, two appendices: employment contract of a rubber laborer, 1909; settlement of a peon's account, marking the articles in dispute, 1930; notes, glossary, index. Paperback. Grandfather Alonso's story spans a century, as his narrative incorporates oral tradition learned from both his father and grandfather. The book alternates between chapters of Alonso's life history, and chapters analyzing the history of the world around him -- the domination of the missionaries and the state, the white settlers' expropriation of land, the debt-peonage system during the rubber boom, the world-wide crises of the 1903s, and the booms and busts of the international oil market.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Trade Paperback.

Rutgers University Press, 1991-12-31. Paperback. Good. 1.9585 in x 21.6236 in x 17.1070 in.

Piscataway, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Rutgers Univ Pr, 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a tight clean copy with the cover having a corner crease. 295pp including index. Digital photo available..

Paperback / softback. New. Introduces readers to Rucuyaya Alonso, an elderly Quichua Indian of the Upper Ecuadorean Amazon. Alonso is a hunter, but like most Quichuas, he has done other work as well, bearing loads, panning gold, tapping rubber trees, and working for Shell Oil. He tells of his work, his hunting, his marriage, his fights, his fears, and his dreams.

Rutgers Univ Pr, 1991. Paperback. New. 312 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches.