Weaving the Past: A History of Latin America’s Indigenous Women from the Prehispanic Period to the Present PDF
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he Pas . A History r ;,w < i of'Latin 4 America’s Indigenous Women from the . Prehispanic Period to the Present \ WEAVING THE PAST Weaving the Past A History of Latin America’s Indigenous Women from the Prehispanic Period to the Present Susan Kellogg co J3r ,C& sEfTROIT, OXfORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2005 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2005 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kellogg, Susan. Weaving the past: a history of Latin America’s indigenous women from the prehispanic period to the present / Susan Kellogg, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-19-512381-4; 978-0-19-518328-3 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-19-512381-6; 0-19-518328-2 (pbk.) 1. Indian women—Latin America—History 2. Indian women— Latin America—Social conditions. 3. Indian women— Latin America—Politics and government. 4. Latin America— History. 5. Latin America—Social conditions. I.Title. E59.W8K45 2005 305 48'898—dc22 2004061716 987654321 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper To my children and my students, past artd present, who are my hope for a better world t \ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS T here are many people to whom I owe thanks because I received so much support and advice during the course of writing this book, but my deepest appreciation goes to two Oxford editors, one past (Thomas LeBien) who helped me think up the idea for the book and was greatly encourag¬ ing, and one present (Susan Ferber) who has been so consistently insightful, patient, and helpful. I am very grateful, as well, to the many people, friends and acquaintances (some I kpow only through the Internet), who answered questions, gave advice, shared unpublished work, or read parts or all of the manuscript in the most generous ways. These include Thomas Abercrombie, Karen Olsen Bruhns, Elizabeth Brumfiel, David Carey, Susan Deeds, Christine Eber, Karen Graubart, Lynn Guitar, John Hart (who forwarded me so many useful posts from listservs relating to Chiapas and the EZLN), Rebecca Horn, Jean Jackson, Rosemary Joyce, Christine Kovic, Blanca Muratorio, Eileen Mulhare, June Nash, Maria Rodriguez Shadow, Matthew Restall, Mark Saka, Barry Sell, Barbara Sommers, Kevin Terraciano, and Mary Weismantel. They of course bear no responsibility for the interpretations set forth in the book. One of the most memorable parts of the period of research was a trip to Peru in May 2000, where I had the pleasure of meeting Maria Emma Mannarelli, who arranged for me to give a talk at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, and, especially, Teresa Vergara and her husband, Francisco Quiroz, who offered help and friendship that made the trip possible and so valuable. A trip in spring 2002 to Guatemala was also memorable, especially a meet¬ ing I attended, facilitated by the NGO Madre, where representatives of the group CONAVIGUA (National Coalition of Guatemalan Widows) spoke. While detailing sorrowful events of the past, they emphasized the importance of building democracy for the future with an optimism that, while tempered by reality, remains unforgettable. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Without Sara McNeil’s help (of the College of Education at the Uni¬ versity of Houston), the illustrations would not have been possible, and oth¬ ers, including Eileen Basso, Karen Olsen Bruhns, Judith Friedlander,Virginia Kerns,Joyce Marcus, Donna McClelland, Ruben Reina, Lynn Stephen, Karen Stothert, Mari Lyn Salvador, and Norman Whitten gave advice about illus¬ trations and permissions. Jerice Barrios (Field Museum), Michael Hirony- mous (Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin), and David Dressing (Latin American Library, Tulane University) provided invalu¬ able help with cover art and illustrations. Research assistants include Katie Harrison, Scott Murray, Victoria Pasley, and Elizabeth Smith. Katie helped heroically as we worked to organize an unwieldy bibliography. My family and friends were extremely patient as I, at times, struggled to balance writing the book with other obligations. Susan Deeds, Becky Horn, Lorena Lopez, Tom and Diane O’Brien, and Pat Seed have been the best of friends, and my husband, Steve Mintz, along with my children, Seth and Sean, offered computer advice, cheered me up, made me go to movies, and in other ways made this long period an easier time. viii
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