Women's Place in the Andes : Engaging Decolonial Feminist Anthropology

Florence E. Babb’s __Women’s Place in the Andes__ draws on long-term anthropological research to develop an analytical framework for reexamining the accumulated research of several decades—her own and that of others—on the complex and often ambiguous interworkings of gender, race, and indigeneity in Andean Peru. She deftly interweaves five new analytical chapters with six of her previously published works that exemplify changing currents in feminist and anthropological thought. She contends that discussion of ethnic and racial inequality in Peru has largely overlooked gender differences and draws on decolonial feminism to redress this problem and offer fresh new insights. She starts from the proposition that Euro-American categories of analysis are not sufficient to shed light on intercultural differences in the past and present context of exclusionary practices in Peru. Instead, she looks to the global South to find inspiration and tools for rethinking intersecting inequalities in relation to her ethnographic work. What emerges is a deeper understanding of the iconic Andean women—who are subjects of both national pride and everyday scorn and neglect—and of gender and race more broadly in Latin America. In Women's Place In The Andes Florence E. Babb Draws On Four Decades Of Anthropological Research To Reexamine The Complex Interworkings Of Gender, Race, And Indigeneity In Peru And Beyond. She Deftly Interweaves Five New Analytical Chapters With Six Of Her Previously Published Works That Exemplify Currents In Feminist Anthropology And Activism. Babb Argues That Decolonizing Feminism And Engaging More Fully With Interlocutors From The South Will Lead To A Deeper Understanding Of The Iconic Andean Women Who Are Subjects Of Both National Pride And Everyday Scorn. This Book's Novel Approach Goes On To Set Forth A Collaborative Methodology For Rethinking Gender And Race In The Americas--provided By Publisher. Introduction : Rethinking Gender, Race, And Indigeneity In Andean Peru -- Women And Men In Vicos, Peru : A Case Of Unequal Development -- Women In The Marketplace : Petty Commerce In Peru -- Producers And Reproducers : Andean Market Women In The Economy -- Market/places As Gendered Spaces : Market/women's Studies Over Two Decades -- Women's Work : Engendering Economic Anthropology -- Theorizing Gender, Race And Cultural Tourism In Latin America : A View From Peru And Mexico -- Conclusion : Toward A Decolonial Feminist Anthropology. Florence E. Babb. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction: Rethinking Gender, Race, and Indigeneity in Andean Peru Part I. Gender And Rural Development: The Vicos Project Commentary 1. Women and Men in Vicos, Peru: A Case of Unequal Development Part II. Gender And The Urban Informal Economy Commentary 2. Women in the Marketplace: Petty Commerce in Peru 3. Producers and Reproducers: Andean Market Women in the Economy 4. Market/Places as Gendered Spaces: Market/Women’s Studies over Two Decades Part III. Gendered Politics Of Work, Tourism, And Cultural Identity Commentary 5. Women’s Work: Engendering Economic Anthropology 6. Theorizing Gender, Race, and Cultural Tourism in Latin America: A View from Peru and Mexico Conclusion: Toward a Decolonial Feminist Anthropology Notes References Index In Women’s Place in the Andes Florence E. Babb draws on four decades of anthropological research to reexamine the complex interworkings of gender, race, and indigeneity in Peru and beyond.  She deftly interweaves five new analytical chapters with six of her previously published works that exemplify currents in feminist anthropology and activism. Babb argues that decolonizing feminism and engaging more fully with interlocutors from the South will lead to a deeper understanding of the iconic Andean women who are subjects of both national pride and everyday scorn. This book’s novel approach goes on to set forth a collaborative methodology for rethinking gender and race in the Americas.